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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Individualism | self-reliant independence |
| Rendezvous | temporary markets where mountain men and explorers would buy / sell / trade / restock their goods |
| Annex | to add |
| Manifest Destiny | the belief that the United States had the god given right to expand westward and control the whole continent |
| Exodus | mass departure |
| Continental Divide | the high point in the Rocky Mountains that divides watersheds of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans |
| Wagon Trains | groups of covered wagons that pioneers traveling west would join |
| Outposts | settlements that split up long distances where travelers could restock on food, water, and supplies |
| Lakota tribe | Native American tribe living on the Great Plains |
| Nez Perce Tribe | Native American tribe living in Oregon |
| Zuni Tribe | one of the Native American tribes that travelers taking the Santa Fe Trail to the New Mexico territory might meet |