a reason for doing something

to encourage activity or growth

the position of a person, either socially or professionally

a land grant made by the Mexican government, used mostly for raising cattle and crops

to cause a person or group to suffer

an overland route that stretched about 2,000 miles from Independence, Missouri, to the Columbia River in Oregon

members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, founded by Joseph Smith in 1830

a journey made from 1804 to 1806 by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the territory gained in the Louisiana Purchase

a person’s or a group’s impact on future generations

the people who joined the rush for gold in California in 1849