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pioneer
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one of the first to settle in a territory
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emigrant
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one who leaves one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere
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wagon train
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a column of wagons (as of supplies for a group of settlers) traveling overland
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Prairie Schooner
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a covered wagon used by pioneers in cross-country travel —called also prairie wagon
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prairie
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a tract of grassland: a large area of level or rolling land in the Mississippi River valley that in its natural uncultivated state usually has deep fertile soil, a cover of tall coarse grasses, and few trees
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ferry
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to carry by boat over a body of water
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barter
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to trade by exchanging one commodity for another
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epidemic
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affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time <typhoid was epidemic>
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cholera
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any of several diseases of humans and domestic animals usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms; especially : an acute diarrheal disease
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quinine
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a bitter crystalline alkaloid from cinchona bark used in medicine
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