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What is an uprising against a government?
revolution
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What is the main reason that settlers took a chance and moved west?
The hoped and dreamed of a better life for them and their families.
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What is a faster way to travel that the settlers did not have access to?
railroad
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What is the amount of time it took letters to get to the settlers from other parts of the country?
Sometimes it took weeks even months to get there.
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What is animal skin covered in fur?
pelt
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What is the reason the port of New Orleans was important to American pioneers living in the west?
It allowed the pioneers to earn a living.
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What is a type of government that chooses leaders in an election?
democracy
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