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1
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What were the experiences of the first pioneer families in the 1840s when they travelled west?

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2
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Why did the Mormons go west?

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3
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How were the Mormons able to survive the journey and

be successful in Salt Lake Valley?

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4
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Why did people move west to become homesteaders in

the late 1860s and 1870s?

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5
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How did the homesteaders react to the many problems

facing them on the Plains?

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6
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What was life like for women on the homesteads?

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7
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How important were the railroad and the railroad companies in opening up the West?

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8
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Reasons why the first pioneer families moved west in

the 1840s, GO

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9
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Experiences of the first pioneer families

during the journey west, GO

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10
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Mormons: their origins, their

experiences in Salt Lake Valley, GO

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11
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The significance of Joseph

Smith and Brigham Young, GO

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12
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Impact of the railroad and

railroad companies, GO

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13
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Reasons for the continued settlement

of the West in the late 1860s and 1870s, GO

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Homestead Acts
‘Manifest Destiny’
hopes and aspirations of the settlers

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Problems faced by

the homesteaders on their homesteads and their solutions, GO

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15
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The role of women on the homesteads, GO

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16
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Government, law and order (problems and attempted

solutions), GO

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