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1) __________________________ were a Spanish-speaking people who lived in the West before white settlers arrived.
2) People who came from all over the World to California in search of gold were known as ____________________________________.
3) _____________________ came west looking for religious freedom.
4) The _______________________ were Native Americans who lived in the West (Oregon, Idaho, and Washington) before any other settlers arrived.
5) Women and men who loaded canvas-covered wagons and moved west looking for a better life were called ________________________________.
6) _________________________________ came to the West from Asia in hopes of earning money to send back to their families.
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7) _______________ People used different routes and modes of transportation to get to the West.
8) _______________ Groups who lived and settled in the West all came for the same reason.
9) _______________ Some groups benefited from the settlement of the West, while others were harmed.