Westward Expansion- Part 1

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What does it mean to settle?

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To move to a new place and make it your home.

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What is the opposite of the front of something?

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The back.

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What does it mean to create something?

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To make something that did not exist before.

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What is a wagon train?

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A group of covered wagons traveling together, not a train that carries wagons.

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What is a canal?

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A waterway used to move things from place to place using boats.

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What is westward expansion?

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The movement of settlers into the western United States.

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What is a pioneer?

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

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What is a homestead?

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

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What is a frontier?

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The edge of settled land where new land begins.

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What is a covered wagon?

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A wagon with a canvas top used by pioneers.