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19 Cards in this Set
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Frontier |
The land that forms the farthest extend of a nation's settled region |
Far land |
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Mestizos |
Native American and African made children |
Mixed |
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Land Grants |
Government gifts of land to people/ countries. |
Here you go |
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Rancheros |
Owners of ranches |
Cowboy |
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Expansion |
The extending of the nation beyond its existing borders |
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Manifest Destiny |
The belief that the U.S. was destined to extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific |
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William Becknell |
Leader of the Santa Fe trail |
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John Jacob Astor |
A German immigrant who established the fur company at Fort Astor. His expedition found the South Pass through the Rocks. Helped open up the northwest to future settlers. |
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Mountain Men |
Fur trappers who found and killed animals for the fur and sold then for profit. |
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Rendezvous |
A meeting where the trappers would trade for rare furs from animals not found in their native area. |
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Marcus and Marissa Whiteman |
Attempted to set up a missionary to convert the Caycus Indians. After an epidemic killed many Indians they were killed to to mistrust and fear. |
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Enfranchisement |
The right to vote |
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Tyranny |
Cruel and oppressive government |
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Thwarting |
Opposing |
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Hampering |
Slowing down |
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Allotted |
Given |
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Providence |
God |
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Polygomy |
The practise of having more than one spouse at a time. |
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Vigilante |
A self appointed law enforcer |
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