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10 Cards in this Set
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Mountain man who trapped furs in the region between Mississippi and the Pacific Ocean
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Jim Beckwourth
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Bought land in the west in hopes that it would increase in value
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Land speculators
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Led from Missouri to the capital of the Mexican province of New Mexico, opened its borders to American traders
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Santa Fe Trail
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Trail that ran from Independence Missouri to Portland Oregon. First American missionaries there were Marcus and Narcissa Whitman.
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Oregon Trail
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Most pioneers went west in search of this?
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wealth
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The original leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder Day Saints from New York?
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Joseph Smith
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This group settled in Utah and lived in close communities, worked hard , shared their goods and prospered?
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The Mormons
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Allowing a man to have more than one wife at a time.
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Polygamy
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Leader of Mormons after Smith was killed, led Mormons to Salt Lake City, Utah
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Brigham Young
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Found a pass through the Rocky Mountains
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Jedediah Smith
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