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Forty-niners were digging in California for this.
What is gold?
Before the US, Texas belonged to this country.
What is Spain?
This animal was imported by the US Army to Texas in the 1850s.
What is a camel?
This heavy 3-legged pan was an absolute must-have for outdoor campfire cooking.
What is a Dutch Oven?
John Reed used a giant gold nugget for several years to hold this open.
What is a door?
This 800-mile long trail from Texas to Kansas was used for 20 years and is named for the person who built trading posts along the trail.
What is the Chisholm Trail?
This is a 2000 mile trail from Missouri to the Pacific Northwest.
What is the Oregon Trail?
This purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the US.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The transcontinental railroad met in this state for a “Golden Spike” celebration.
What is Utah?
These men led an army unit to the west coast from Illinois and back in 1804-1086.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
This team of riders could cross the desert from Missouri to California with news in 10 days.
What is the Pony Express?
This major war is usually regarded as the end of frontier times in the US.
What is World War 1?
By 1870, animal scarcity led to the decline of this industry.
What is fur trading?
This technology killed the Pony Express.
What is the telegraph?
This is land that is mostly unoccupied, with less that 2 people per square mile.
What is the frontier?
James West was the first chief scout executive, serving from 1911 to 1943. This man played James West in the 1999 movie Wild Wild West.
Who is Will Smith?