The Great American West - The Settlers

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The act of moving West due to Christian beliefs.
Manifest Destiny
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The place where Mountain Men would meet to trade goods.
Rendezvous
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A group of pioneers who set off in 1846 from illnois to California in a wagon.
Donner Party
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The act of taking someone elses gold when they aren't there after mining.
Claim Jumping
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A type of brick which had been made of dirt and dried in the sun.
Spanish Bricks.
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Ditches dug to dispose of waste and to bring water in.
Irrigation
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A law enforced which states that if you accepted the offer of 160 acres, it had to be farmed for atlest five years.
The Homestead Act (1862)
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Cheap houses made of eart and soil.
Sod Houses
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A type of crop which survived the harsh weather conditions on the Plains.
Hard Winter Wheat (Turkey Red Wheat)
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A turning mill which pumped water from the ground.
Wind Pump
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Card 2

Front

The place where Mountain Men would meet to trade goods.

Back

Rendezvous

Card 3

Front

A group of pioneers who set off in 1846 from illnois to California in a wagon.

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

The act of taking someone elses gold when they aren't there after mining.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

A type of brick which had been made of dirt and dried in the sun.

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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