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john colter was an explorer on the Lewis and clark expidition. he grew up as a trapper/woodsman, but was offered a job by Lewis and clark as a private on their expidition for a pay of $5.00 a month

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A mountain man who lived in the late 1700's and early 1800's. He participated in the Lewis and Clark expedition.

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When was john colter born?

John Colter, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, was born in Stuarts Draft, Virginia in 1774. He died in New Haven, Missouri in 1813.


Who was the leader of the colony Jamestown?

caption john smith


Who were the Corps of Discovery?

Besides Meriwether Lewis and Capt. William Clark of course... 1.) Sergeant Charles Floyd 2.) Sergeant Patrick Gass 3.) Sergeant Nathanial Pryor 4.) Sergeant John Ordway 5.) Corporal Richard Warfington 6.) Private John Boley 7.) Private William Pratton 8.) Private John Collins 9.) Private John Colter 10.) Private Pierre Cruzatte 11.) Private John Dame 12.) Private Joseph Fields 13.) Private Reuben Fields (Joseph's brother) 14.) Private Robert Frazer 15.) Private George Gibson 16.) Private Silas Goodrich 17.) Private Hugh Hal 18.) Private Thomas Proctor Howard 19.) Private Francois Labiche 20.) Private Jean Baptiste LePage 21.) Private Hugh McNeal 22.) Private John Newman 23.) Private John Potts 24.) Private George Shannon 25.) Private John Shields 26.) Private John B. Thompson 27.) Private Howard Tunn 28.) Private Ebenezer Tuttle 29.) Private Peter M. Weiser 30.) Private William Werner 31.) Private Isaac White 32.) Private Joseph Whitehouse 33.) Private Alexander Hamilton Willard 34.) Private Richard Windsor 35.) Toussaint Charbonneau (Sacagawea's husband) 36.) Sacagawea 37.) Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau (Sacagawea's son) 38.) George Drouillard 39.) York (Clark's slave) 40.) "Seaman" or "Scannon", Lewis' large black Newfoundland dog


Who was in the corps of discovery?

Besides Meriwether Lewis and Capt. William Clark of course... 1.) Sergeant Charles Floyd 2.) Sergeant Patrick Gass 3.) Sergeant Nathanial Pryor 4.) Sergeant John Ordway 5.) Corporal Richard Warfington 6.) Private John Boley 7.) Private William Pratton 8.) Private John Collins 9.) Private John Colter 10.) Private Pierre Cruzatte 11.) Private John Dame 12.) Private Joseph Fields 13.) Private Reuben Fields (Joseph's brother) 14.) Private Robert Frazer 15.) Private George Gibson 16.) Private Silas Goodrich 17.) Private Hugh Hal 18.) Private Thomas Proctor Howard 19.) Private Francois Labiche 20.) Private Jean Baptiste LePage 21.) Private Hugh McNeal 22.) Private John Newman 23.) Private John Potts 24.) Private George Shannon 25.) Private John Shields 26.) Private John B. Thompson 27.) Private Howard Tunn 28.) Private Ebenezer Tuttle 29.) Private Peter M. Weiser 30.) Private William Werner 31.) Private Isaac White 32.) Private Joseph Whitehouse 33.) Private Alexander Hamilton Willard 34.) Private Richard Windsor 35.) Toussaint Charbonneau (Sacagawea's husband) 36.) Sacagawea 37.) Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau (Sacagawea's son) 38.) George Drouillard 39.) York (Clark's slave) 40.) "Seaman" or "Scannon", Lewis' large black Newfoundland dog


Who was executed for his attack on the arsenal at harpers ferry?

(John Brown)

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Where did john colter go to school?

john colter had to be educated, because he was a private in the army before he worked with Lewis and clark


Where was john colter born?

Virginia


Did john colter die?

1813


When did john colter die?

1813


What are the release dates for John Colter's Escape - 1912?

John Colter's Escape - 1912 was released on: USA: 6 December 1912


What happened to John Colter?

he died in wyoming


How long did john colter live?

about 38 years


When was john colter born?

John Colter, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, was born in Stuarts Draft, Virginia in 1774. He died in New Haven, Missouri in 1813.


Why did john colter finaly return to Missouri?

John Colter finally return to Missouri to settle down and marry.


Who sent out the first first trading expedition to the west?

John colter


What was John Colter accused of lying for?

Potts was killed and dismembered while Colter was supposedly stripped naked and told to run for his life. HE MURDERED SOMEONE!


Name some of the mountain men?

Jim Bridger,John Colter, John Johnson, Jedediah Smith