Westward Expansion Vocab

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Term for leaving possessions along the trail due to a weakening team?

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Abandonment

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Buffalo Chips used by Oregon Trail emigrants?

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Fuel

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Cholera?

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An infectious disease

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Dutch Oven?

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A cooking vessel.

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Livestock includes:

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Farm animals regarded as an asset.

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Term: Frontier

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The edge of a country with few inhabitants.

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Manifest Destiny?

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Belief in U.S. expansion.

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Purpose of Mercantiles during westward expansion?

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Supply rural populations with goods.

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Oregon Trail

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A 2000 mile trail traveled by settlers west.

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Oxen were used for:

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Hauling loads