Social Studies Definitions

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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 wagon used for hauling freight 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 one's place of residence to live elsewhere

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Emigration

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the act of emigrating, 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

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Midwest

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the part of the united states west of the appalachian mountains, east of the rocky mountains and north of the ohio river and the southern boundaries of missouri and kansas

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Migrate

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to move from one place to another

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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 who tries to convert people of other faiths to his or her own faith

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Native Americans

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native americans who lived on present day united states land long before europeans settled in the americas

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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, northwest to the columbia river in what is today oregon

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Pioneer

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a person who goes before, preparing the way for others

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Plains

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large areas of level or rolling largely treelees country

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Prairie

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a large are of level or slightly rolling grassland

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Prairie schooner

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a large, box-shaped covered wagon used by pioneers in the nineteenth century to cross the american 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 number of grayish plants that smell like sage

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Topography

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the science of drawing surface features of a region

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Trailblazer

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a pioneer in any field creating or "blazing" the trail