Jedediah+Smith

My definition of a hero is any person that helped change world in a good way.

Jedediah Smith is a hero because he wanted to be the first white man to ever see the undiscovered land on any country and follow the rivers that flow through the country.

1)Intro to your 19th Century hero Jedediah Smith was a hunter, trapper, fur trader and an explorer. He was well respected because he was important to exploration. He went on many trips with his crew to find new land. 2) when did they live? 1799- 1831 where? South western Nex York who were they trying to help? Jedediah Smith was trying to help the Rocky Mountian area why? how?He was a hunter, trapper, fur trader, and an explorer. He was going to travel through countries to discover new land the has never been seen befpre. why was this important? 3)What makes your person a hero?

4)What is the person’s legacy? 5)What advice would they have for today

One of Jedediah Smith's most important quotes---
 * "I wanted to be the first to view a country on which the eyes of a white man had never gazed and to follow the course of rivers that run through a new land."**