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Introduction

Culture, Motivation, and Character

Through the Cumberland Gap to Kentucky

The Louisiana Purchase

Population Explosion at Home and Abroad

Treaties with Native Americans in the Midwest

Manifest Destiny

Oregon and California Bound

The Great Migration

Encountering Native Americans in the West

Homesteading the Plains

Daily Life

The Importance of the Pioneers

Chapter 1 The Pathfinders

Chapter Preface

Daniel Boone Builds and Defends Boonesborough

Lewis and Clark Explore the Northwest Territory

John C. Fremont Conquers the Rockies

The Discovery of Beckwourth Pass

Chapter 2 Preparing for the Journey West

Chapter Preface

The Prairie Traveler

Packing for the Trip to Oregon

Saying Good-Bye to Friends and Family

Outfitting for the Road to Virginia City

Almost Turning Back

Chapter 3 The Journey

Chapter Preface

Trials Along the Trail

A Day on the Oregon Trail

Braving the Desert

Starvation and Death at Donner Lake

The Indomitable Spirit of the Second Handcart Company

Chapter 4 Encountering Native Americans

Chapter Preface

Avoiding Confrontation

Trading with the Utah

Captivity Among the Sioux

Chapter 5 Homesteading

Chapter Preface

Appraising the Frontiersmen

The Move onto the Kansas Prairie

The Perils of a Young Mother on the Frontier

Sod Busting in Nebraska

Chronology

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Pioneers Research Article from History Firsthand

This Study Guide consists of approximately 216 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Pioneers.