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18 Cards in this Set
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the edge of a settled area
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Frontier
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People who settle on land that is new to them.
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Pioneer
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Large, flat-bottomed boats
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Flatboats
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Sturdy covered wagons used to carry baggage, furniture, food, tools, and people, etc. over rough roads.
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Conestoga Wagons
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a cone-shaped dwelling made of poles and animal hides
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Teepee
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Land set aside by the government for Native Americans
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Reservation
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Group movement from one region to another
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Migration
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Period during the 1900s when African Americans, mostly from the Southeast, came to live in the Middle West and Northeast.
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Great Migration
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Manufacturing large numbers of goods using identical parts.
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Mass Production
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A way of producing a product in which each worker performs a single task, and then passes the product on to the next worker.
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Assembly line
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Books and other sources that contain facts about many different subjects.
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Reference Sources
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A book that gives the meaning, pronunciation, and spelling of words
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Dictionary
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Words appearing at the top of each dictionary page, telling the first and last words defined on that page.
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Guide Words
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A set of books that gives information about people, places, things, and events.
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Encyclopedia
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The turning of crops and animal products into foods found in boxes, bags, bottles, and jars.
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Food Processing
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A machine that cuts wheat and removes the grain from the stalk
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Combine
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A huge storage bin where grain is kept until it is shipped for processing
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Grain Elevator
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Large farms owned by companies
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Agribusiness
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