unit 3 - Early History to Statehood Flashcards
1
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John Sutter
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pioneer 1841 he had built a fort known as Sutter’s Fort.
2
Q
Ivan Kuskov
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1812 led a group of Russian and native Alaskan fur trappers to a place north of San Francisco.
3
Q
Sutter’s Fort
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At about the same time Russians were leaving california and new pioneers were coming the sutter’s fort was made by John Sutter and his helpers.
4
Q
Fort Ross
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The trappers built the Fort Ross as a trading post.
5
Q
Pioneer
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A person who is one of the first settlers of a part of a country.
6
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immigrate
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to come into another country to live.
7
Q
migrate
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to move from one place to another.
8
Q
expand
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to grow larger.
9
Q
entrepreneur
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a person who starts a new business with the hope of making money.
10
Q
boomtown
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a town that grows rapidly as a result of new business.
