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This famous trail used by pioneers started in Missouri and ended in Oregon

The Oregon Trail

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This was the purchase of over 828,000 square miles of frontier land between France and the United States

The Louisiana Purchase

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This state, highlighted in red, is where many pioneers traveled to find gold.

California

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Many pioneers traveled to California to find gold in the year 1849, what is the name we give this event?

The California Gold Rush

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What do we call the group of people who traveled to California in the year 1849 to find gold?

49ers.

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This state, highlighted in blue, was the last stop on a famous trail for pioneers going west.

Oregon

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I was one of the Founding Fathers, the third president, and bought land from France in the Louisiana Purchase

Thomas Jefferson

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After all of the gold was found in an area, many towns in California were abandoned and left to fall apart. These towns were called...

Ghost Towns

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Before cars existed, many pioneers traveled the frontier on these.

Covered wagons

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I was the Emperor of France that worked with Thomas Jefferson on the Louisiana Purchase

Napoleon

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This is what we call people who explored the American frontier.

The pioneers

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Many towns were quickly built in California near rivers and other areas where gold was found. These towns were called...

Boom Towns

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Many 49ers would sit in creeks using metal pans to sift through the dirt to find gold. This was called...

Panning.

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