The West | Trails to the West | Conflict with Mexico | A Rush to the West | AT YOUR RISK |
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Latin
What is the language of E Pluribus Unum?
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John Jacob Astor
German immigrant and founder of the American Fur Company
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Jim Bowie
(5XPOINTS) A knife was nicknamed after this man.
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John Sutter
What is the name of the land owner where gold was first found in California?
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Drizella
(5XPOINTS) Which character wears the green dress in Cinderella?
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Great Plains
What is the geographical area that lies between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains
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Wyoming
What territory was the first to grant women the right to vote?
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Stephen Austin
Who was given a large piece of land by Mexico to recruit American settlers into Texas?
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Polygamy
What is the illegal marriage of more than one wife within the Mormons?
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Rawhide
What material was first used to cover baseballs?
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Adobe
sun-dried mud bricks
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Leeverites
Items left behind on the Oregon Trail as settlers had to lighten their wagons
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Republic of Texas
Texas name while they were an independent country.
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Joseph Smith
Founder of the Mormon Church
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Max
What is the name of Goofy’s son in The Extremely Goofy Movie?
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Mestizos
What are the children of marriages between Spanish settlers, Native Americans, and African Americans referred as in the souther states?
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Rocky Mountains
What mountain range stretches from the Canadian border down to New Mexico Territory?
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Alamo
Missionary that American faced a large defeat by the Mexican military.
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Brigham Young
(2XPOINTS) Took over the leadership role of the Mormons, and moved the church to Utah.
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Not wearing pants
What strange reason was Donald Duck banned in Finland?
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Creole
(2XPOINTS) )What are American-born children of Spanish settlers referred to in the the southern states?
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Jedidiah Smith
Famous mountain man who survived a bear attack.
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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Became dictator of Mexico.
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Levi Strauss
German-Jewish immigrant, became wealthy by providing miner’s with pants made from sturdy material that would not wear out quickly.
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Minnesota Vikings
What NFL team lost the first Super Bowl in 1970?
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