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Question | Answer |
Migrants | People who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions. |
Nomadic | A life style that involves moving from place to place with no fixed home. |
Great Spirit/Wakan Tanka | One of the Lakota gods |
Tipi | A Plains Indian name for a large tent |
Pre-emption Act | Act that gave settlers in Oregon the first right of purchase to land surrounding theirs |
Manifest Destiny. | A belief in the God-given right to take over the whole of America |
Cholera | A very infectious disease that is carried by water. |
Mormons | Followers of the teachings of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon |
polygamy | The practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. |
persecution | Hostility towards a person or group especially because of race or political or religious beliefs. |
Irrigation | the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels. |
Merchants | a person or company involved in the buying and selling of goods |
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