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buffalo
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any of various wild oxen; popularly the american bison
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cholera
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any of several intestinal diseases
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conestoga wagon
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a broad wheeled covered wagon used for hauling fright in colonial america
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drought
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long period of dryness
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emigrate
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to leave ones place of residence to live elsewhere
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emigration
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the act of emigration, or moving away
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epidemic
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a disease that spreads rapidly among many individuals in a community at the same time; the rapid spreading of such a disease
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midwest
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the part of the U.S. west of the appalachian mountains, east of teh rocky mountains, and north of the ohio river
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migrate
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to move from one place to another, change
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migration
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movement from one place to another
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missionary
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a person sent on a mission, often a religious one; a person who tries to convert people of other faiths to his or her faiths
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native american
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the collective name for the thousands of people who lived on present day united states land long before europeans settled in the americas; also known as the american indians
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oregon country
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territory stretching from present day northern California to the southern border of Alaska
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oregon trail
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former route extending from the Missouri river in Missouri, north west to the columbia river in what is today oregon much used by westward migrants
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pioneer
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a person who goes before, preparing the way for others, as an early settler for example
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plains
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large areas of level or rolling largely treeless country
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prairie
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a large area of level or slightly rolling grassland, especially one in the Mississippi Valley
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prairie schooner
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a large box shaped covered wagon used by pioneers to in the nineteenth century to cross prairies
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reservation
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land set aside by the united states government for native americans
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sagebrush
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any of a number of grayish plants that smell like sage, common to the sry, alkaline areas of western north america
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topography
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the science of drawing on maps or otherwise representing the surface features of a region including its relief and rivers, etc.; the surface features of a place or region
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trailblazer
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a pioneer in any field, one who first ventured west, creating or "blazing" the trail
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westward ho!
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the phrase that became a symbol of encouragement and daring to settlers headed west.
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