Journey of a Pioneer

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What is a challenge?

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A difficult task or problem.

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What did the pioneers call the area they started their journey from?

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The 'jumping off' point.

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What is a response to a challenge?

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Something done as a reaction to a challenge.

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Why were pioneers leaving their homes and moving west?

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They could have bigger plots of land for crops.

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Where did the pioneers start their journey?

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Independence, Missouri.

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What does 'pioneer' mean?

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A person who is among the first to explore or settle a new area.

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What is the significance of the westward movement?

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It allowed people to find new opportunities and land.

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What is a journey?

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The act of traveling from one place to another.

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What does 'settle' mean?

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To make a home in a new place.

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What is a 'homestead'?

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A house and the land around it where a family lives.