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30 Cards in this Set
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Meriwether Lewis
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led expedition to explore unknown territory west of Mississippi River
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Louisiana Purchase
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land from Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains; bought from France
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Lucretia Mott
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argued for equality between men and women
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Promontory Point
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place where Middle West and West tracks met on May 10, 1869
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Jeannette Rankin
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Montana suffragist who became the first woman member of the House of Representatives
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reference source
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a book or any form of information that contains facts about many different subjects
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Nellie Tayloe Ross
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first woman to serve as a governor of a state, Wyoming
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Sacagawea
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Shoshone who served as the expedition's guide and translator
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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argued for equality between men and women
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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transcontinental
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railroad across the continent
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treaty
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agreement in writing between two or more groups
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Chief Washakie
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Shoshone who faught to keep their land
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Wind River Valley
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reservation originally given to the Crow, but given to Shoshone
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York
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Clark's black servant
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Alps
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the highest mountains in Europe; they curve between the Mediterranean coast and the Balkans
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Susan B. Anthony
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arrested for trying to vote in the presidential election in 1851
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Aspen, Colorado
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a silver-mining boom town in Colorado that became a popular recreation area
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CD-ROM
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a reference source used with a computer that may include writing, pictures, sound, or short movies
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Central City, Colorado
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gold was discovered nearby
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William Clark
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led expedition to explore unknown territory west of the Mississippi River
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dictionary
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a book that explains the meanings of words and shows how to pronounce and spell them
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encyclopedia
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a book or set of books that gives facts about people, places, things, and events
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expedition
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a journey taken for a specific purpose
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Fort Hall Reservation
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home for Shoshone Indians along Snake River in southwestern Idaho
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ghost town
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empty town without people
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gorge
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a narrow passage through land, such as a canyon
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guide word
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words at the top of each page of a reference book that show the first and last entries on that page
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Internet
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a network of computers that connects people around the world
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Jura Mountains
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a mountain range that lies in eastern France and western Switzerland
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