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Who was John Jacob Astor ?
A FUR MERCHANT WHO FOUNDED FUR TRADING POST CALLED ASTORIA
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WHO WERE MOUNTAIN MEN?
FUR TRADERS AND TRAPPERS
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WHO'S JIM BECKWORTH?
HE WAS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN FUR TRAPPER
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What was the Oregon Trail?
2,000 mile route that led from Missouri to the West and followed the Platte & Sweetwater Rivers over the plains to the Rocky Mountains
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What was the Santa Fe trail?
Independence to Santa Fe and was used by traders.
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Why did Mormons travel West ?
Religious freedom
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Who was Joseph Smith ?
Leader and creator of Mormons but killed for his religious beliefs
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What was the name of Joseph Smith's church ?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.com
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Who was the new church leader after smith was killed?
Bigham Young.com
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Where did Young lead the Mormons?
led them to Utah.com
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What is the Alamo?
An abandoned mission near San Antonio that became an important battle site in the Texas Revolution.com
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What is an empresario?
AN agent to bring settlers to Texas
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What was the Battle of San Jacinto
The Texans captured Santa Ana and forced him to sign a treaty giving Texas it's independence
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Who was Stephen Austin?
he started a colony on the lower Colorado River
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who was the first president of Texas?
Sam Houston
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