Why were mountain men considered valuable to the united states? 1.they knew the best locations for mining gold. 2.they eliminated the threat posed by native tribes. 3.they provided valuable geographic information. 4.they created trails for herding cattle to northern markets.

judaism, christianity and islam, are all abrahamic religions and therefore have in common the hebrew idea of a single god which is the source of all morality. the idea of the covenant is only related to judaism, while dharma is a concept of indian religions and the four noble truths are basic principles of buddhism.