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| what four groups owned land west of the Appalachian mountains |
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Britain
France
Spain
native Americans |
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| as if when did these four groups own land west of the Appalachian mountains |
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| where did the four places own land |
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| west of the Appalachian mountains |
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| what explorer/pioneer faced danger and death to explore west of the Appalachian mountains |
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| face danger and death to explore west of Appalachian mountains |
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| who purchased the Louisiana purchase |
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| when was Louisiana purchase purchased |
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| how much was Louisiana purchased |
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| three cents an acre for half a billion acres |
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| what are two accomplishments of Louis and Clark |
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first new Americans to reach Pacific Ocean overland
discovered over 300 new species of wildlife mapped out the west |
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| what people were first Americans to reach pacific overland and discovered over 300 new species of wildlife mapped out the west |
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| what is the most valuable commodity in the west |
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| where is the bear most valuable |
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| what are two dangers a trapper in the Rockies experienced |
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| starvation and grizzly bears |
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| who experienced starvation and bears and where |
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| why did people want to go to Oregon and California |
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| Oregon for land and California for gold |
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| what was significant of donner party |
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| tried to take a shortcut to Oregon and got stuck in a blizzard so had to result to cannibalism to survive |
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| what was it called when the people took a shortcut to Oregon and got stuck in a blizzard and had to resort to cannibalism |
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| who fought and who bought |
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| Texas fought = California bought |
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| when did james Marshall find a 3oz nugget in the California river |
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| who found a gold nugget in the California river |
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| what did james Marshall find |
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| where did James Marshall find a nugget |
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| news throughout the world of the possibility of getting rich quick |
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| what happened after people heard u could get rich quick |
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| 100,000 amateur prospectors arrived in California |
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| what happened to the population and land value of California after gold was discovered |
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| it skyrocketed. in two years it went from 15,000 to 100,000 |
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| land value and population of California |
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| when did land value and population of California skyrocket |
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| after gold was discovered |
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| what were the odds of finding gold |
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| less then 1 in 100 found gold |
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| how did most people gain wealth |
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| selling goods such as pick pans and food |
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| why did people sell goods |
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| to gain wealth in California |
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| what were hardships we don't have today that the people experienced |
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milk poisoning
living completely off the land
wilderness provided everything
malaria
life expectancy half what it is now |
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| when did president pass Indian removal act |
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| who passed Indian removal act |
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| what did president Jackson do in 1830 |
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| pass the Indian removal act |
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| what did president Jackson order |
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| most Indians onto reservations |
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| what were the Cherokee forced to do |
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| March from Georgia to Oklahoma |
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| who had to march from Georgia to Oklahoma |
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| what was the March from Georgia to Oklahoma called |
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| what was the most important river |
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| why was Mississippi River most important |
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| allowed all Midwest and Great Plains to bring goods to market in New Orleans |
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| what invention changed life forever on the Mississippi River |
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| where did the steamboat change life forever |
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