American West Key Words

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The hunting down of an enemy
Warpath
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Holy land usually used for burials
Sacred land
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Strips of dried buffalo meat
Jerky
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The belief that white Americans should populate the entirety of the USA
Manifest Destiny
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A cowboy who herded cattle along trails
Cattle driver
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Indian holy man
Medicine Man
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Moving around from place to place
Nomadic
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Having more than one wife at once
Polygamy
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A concoction of pulped buffalo meat and berries in a skin container sealed with fat
Pemmican
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An area in which the Plains Indians were forced onto
Reservations
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Another name for a homesteader
Sodbuster
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Help given in goods or money
Subsidy
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Appointed by US President to be responsible for law and order
Marshal
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Card 2

Front

Holy land usually used for burials

Back

Sacred land

Card 3

Front

Strips of dried buffalo meat

Back

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Card 4

Front

The belief that white Americans should populate the entirety of the USA

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

A cowboy who herded cattle along trails

Back

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