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| mountain ridge that separates river systems flowing toward opposite sides of a continent; in North America it runs along the Rocky Mountains |
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| the land in and around the Pacific Ocean; it includes most of the western United States |
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| Alaska's climate; some natural resources are present such as caribou and berries |
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| includes Washington and Oregon; natural resources include the salmon and cedar tree; Chinook lived here |
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| includes most of Nevada and parts of Utah, Idaho, Oregon, and California; mostly harsh dry desert; one group of Native Americans living here was the Shoshone |
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| a mountain range in eastern California; Paiute people lived here in the warm months; natural resources include willow trees and pine nuts |
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| California coastal peoples who fished and used beads as money; they drew cave paintings as well |
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| early people lived in small communities; they farmed, fished, and raised livestock |
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| Tall granite landmark in Wyoming; helped travelers moving west know they were on the right track |
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| thousands of people go to California to find gold; 49ers |
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| Towns that would pop up near mining areas that was practically built over night; started out with some men looking for gold and living in tents. |
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| a closed horse-drawn vehicle used to carry passengers & mail along a route. |
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| Short-lived, speedy mail service between Missouri and California that relied on lightweight riders galloping between closely placed outposts. |
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| A device that used electrical signals to send messages quickly over long distances |
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| Transcontinental Railroad |
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| Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US |
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| 1882 law that barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States |
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| Required all Chinese residents to carry a permit of residency; if they didn't have it, they would be deported. |
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| the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s |
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| A system for buying and selling shares of companies |
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| Filipino Repatriation Act |
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| US government paid for Filipino people to return to their home country in order to create more jobs for non-Filipinos |
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| Plan that brought laborers from Mexico to work on American farms |
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| Where Japanese Americans were placed after Pearl Harbor attack |
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| The most destructive war in human history; America entered the war in 1941 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. |
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