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10 Cards in this Set
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Jedediah Smith
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explorer who opened up the West with the discovery of the South Pass
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mountain men
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trappers and explorers who opened up the western pioneer trails
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Jim Beckwourth
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legendary trapper who explored the West and opened up the fur trade
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Santa Fe Trail
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trail that began in Missouri and ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Oregon Trail
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trial that ran westward from Independence, Missouri, to the Oregon Territory
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Mormon
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member of a church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830
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Brigham Young
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Mormon leader who moved his followers to Utah to practice their religion in peace
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land speculators
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people who buy land in the hope that it will increase in value
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converts
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people who accept a new religious belief
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rendezvous
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meeting; from a French word meaning "present yourselves"
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