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Pioneers

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Homestead Act
(1862) public lands in the West available to settlers without payment
Daniel Boone
American pioneer, especially in Kentucky
Land Ordinance of 1785
first federal decision on political organization of new territories
Northwest Ordinance
1787; government of Northwest Territory
wagon train
train of wagons and horses in the westward migration
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Oregon Trail
US westward migration route, 1840-1860, Missouri to Oregon. 2000 miles
Annie Oakley
Famous US sharpshooter; gained notoriety in Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Pearl Hart
Canadian-born Arizona stagecoach robber
diary
daily record of writer's own experiences
Calamity Jane
U.S. frontier markswoman
Old West
western region of the US; the frontier period of the 19th century
Wild West
western frontier US region, before the establishment of stable gov.
Davy Crockett
U.S. frontiersman, politician, and folklore hero
William F. Cody
known as Buffalo Bill; U.S. Army scout and showman
Kit Carson
an American frontiersman and Indian fighter

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