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10 Cards in this Set
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Why did four Indian chiefs representing the Flathead and Nez Perce' tribes travel to St. Louis in 1832?
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They were searching for the "Book from Heaven" -- the Bible.
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Who were the first white women to journey west of the Rockies?
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Narcissa Whitman and Eliza Spaulding
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Name the revolt staged by the American settlers.
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Bear Flag Revolt
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What name was given to the covered wagons which families used to move west to Oregon?
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prairie schooners
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Name the supervisor of Fort Vancouver who became known as the "Father of Oregon".
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John McLoughlin
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From which city and state did wagon trains usually start when going on their long journey to the West?
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Independence, Missouri
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led the largest wagon train ever to go west
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Marcus Whitman
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discovered gold at John Sutter's mill
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James Marshall
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became known as "the Street Preacher" for his ministry in San Francisco
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William Taylor
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led the first expedition of white men to cross the Sierras into California during winter
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John C. Fremont
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