| A | B |
|---|
| province | a territory governed by a country |
| Jedediah Smith | 1st American to find an overland route to California |
| Gila Trail | southern trail to California |
| emigrant | a person who moves from one region to another |
| rendezvous | to meet at a specific time and place |
| John Bidwell | led the 1st wagon train to California |
| pelts | furs of animals |
| prairie | treeless land, called the Great American Desert |
| malaria | disease comes from mosquitos |
| recession | a time when business is down |
| ford | to cross a body of water |
| May | the month pioneers needed to leave |
| powder horns | carried gun powder |
| quirt | short whip |
| Joseph Walker | first American to see Yosemite Valley |
