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20 Cards in this Set
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Daniel Boone
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explore who blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap
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Cumberland Gap
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a natural pass in the Appalachian Mountains, near the meeting point of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia
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Wilderness Trail
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a trail that goes through the Cumberland Gap
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flatboat
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a boat with a flat bottom and square ends, used to transport heavy loads in shallow water
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expedition
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a search to discover the unknown
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Sacagawea
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a Shoshone Indian woman who traveled with the Lewis and Clark expedition
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Continental Divide
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the line high in the Rockies from which all the rivers flow to the east on one side and to the west on the other
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Rocky Mountains
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The longest mountain range in the continental U.S.
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Zebulon Pike
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U.S. explorer of the southwest and Rocky Mountains
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Lewis and Clark
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led an expedition to explore the land west of the Mississippi River
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Tecumseh
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A Shawnee Indian Chief who tried to unite the Indian nations against the advance of the white settlers
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stagecoach
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a carriage that mad its journey in stages of 15-20 miles
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turnpike
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a road that travelers mut pay to use
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paddle wheel
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a wheel with paddles around it, used to push a boat through the water
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Robert Fulton
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developed the steamboat
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people traveled because
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1. looking for adventure
2. new and rich farmland 3. finding a place to start over |
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people who moved west
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pioneers
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warriors path
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led Daniel Boone to the Cumberland Gap
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Louisiana Territory
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land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
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Battle of Tippecanoe
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Tecumseh's brother, Tenskwatawa, ordered the Shawnee Indians to attack
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