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Who was Jim Baker?

Jim Baker The Mountain Man

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Works Cited:

  • Slide 3: Bowerman, Lee. Jim Baker Mountain Man. '83. Fine Art America. Web.
  • Eld, Henry. Baker Bay. 1841. History Link. Web.
  • Slide 4: Fur Trading In Canada. N.d. Historic Fort Snelling. Minnesota Historic Society. Web.
  • "Jim Baker (frontiersman)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 Apr. 2013. Web. 13 Mar. 2013.
  • Slide 4:Jim Baker Mountain Man. N.d. Jim Baker-Mountain Man. Web.
  • Slide 5: Krugmire, Bob. Bronze Statue of James Baker. N.d. Photograph. Jim Baker- Frontiersman. Wikepedia. Web.
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  • Schmal, Dick. "Kankakee Valley Historical Society." Kankakee Valley Historical Society. Lowell Tribune, 26 Feb. 1992. Web. 17 Mar. 2013.
  • Slide 6: Unknown. Jim Baker- Trapper Scout and Guide. N.d. Photograph. Home of Plainsmen. 8 Jan. 2013. Web.
  • Slide 6: Unknown. Attack On Sand Creek. N.d. Legends of America. Colorado Historical Society. Web.

Brent Knowles

Period 4

Jim Baker in the Fur trade

  • Signed contract with American Fur Trade in 1839 to 1840
  • Journey to Rocky mountains-1841
  • Became captain at age 21
  • Battles:

-Bastion Mountain

  • Explored new areas in west (California)

Why was Jim Baker important to the Western Expansion?

  • Born in Illinois 1818
  • Trapper, scout, and guide.
  • Hired by Jim Bridger in 1839

Later He

  • he explored many areas
  • Such as green river
  • California
  • Became scout and guide for government
  • Captain of Colorado Militia
  • Battles:

-Sand Creek Massacre

-Meeker Massacre

Why was Jim Baker Important as a Mountain Man?

  • He was the only one to step up when Captain. Frapp died.
  • First one to notice the indians coming at "Battle Mountain"
  • Ranked highly in the American Fur Trade
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