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| Wagon Train | A line or train of wagons traveling cross-country |
| Oregon Trail | A historical overland route to the western United States |
| Hasting's Cutoff | An alternate route for emigrants to travel to California |
| Cannibalism | The act or practice of eating human flesh by mankind |
| Sierra Nevadas | mountain range of eastern California extending 400 miles |
| Great Salt Lake Desert | A large plateau in Northern Utah |
| Donner Lake | A freshwater lake on the eastern ridge of the Sierra Nevadas |
| Relief Teams | Rescue teams dispatched to save stranded pioneers |
| Pioneers | The first settlers in a new territory |
| Sutter's Fort | park in California where gold was first discovered. |
