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Elijah Wilson was a Pony Express rider in 1860. On his way across the country, he was attacked by Native Americans shot in the head with an arrow, and left under a tree by his friends. 3 days later his friends came to come to bury him but were still alive.

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Minnie freeman is a blizzard Hero. Minnie freeman saved here 17 students from a strong unexpected blizzard. When the snow hit her school the door was knocked down and the roof went flying into the air. She knew that she couldn't leave her students in the freezing cold. So she gathered them up and led them to a close by farm house. Later she got 80 marriage proposals.

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Minnie freeman's Schoolhouse was in Mira Valley, Nebraska. The blizzard sent the roof and door flying off the building. The children would have not survived if Minnie didn't take her students to a farm house nearby.

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The Little Bighorn is where the Native Americans used to live and call the wilderness. One day an American found gold on their land. Then Custer Armstrong went to go kick them out of their land. They didn't want to leave so Custer told them that they had till January 31st to leave the land. The Indians were not going to move because the Americans "promised that they would stay off of their land forever". The Indians did not care about the gold on their land. Then in May Custer and his army(of 210 men vs more than 6000 Native Americans)Attacked the Little Bighorn. After the surprise war, Custer and all of his 210 men were killed. The Indians had won their victory.

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Horses were used for MANY things. Horses were used for pulling the wagons. Horses were used for driving cattle almost across the whole country. They were also used for the Pony Express riders to ride to take the mail west. They were also used for riding and helping people in wars.

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Wagons were supper important for traveling. People used wagons for going to hunt for gold in the West. They also used them to travel to California to learn how to farm and join the Donner Party. Like how important it is for us to have cars it is important for the settlers to have wagons.

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"I always feared this trip to Texas, since I first heard of it. Mr. Smith told me I would be just as free in Texas as here".

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This was said by Biddy Mason. She was a slave that belonged to Robert Smith. So were her three young daughters. They wanted to move to California so that they wouldn't be slaves anymore. So once Biddy Mason and her three young daughters reached California (with Mr. Smith) Mr. Smith didn't like that Biddy and her daughters wanted to stay in California, so they went to court and the Judge let Biddy Mason and her daughters be free in California. So Biddy Mason and her three young Daughters lived free and happy in Los Angeles California.

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"First we would all be down in a pile at the forward end of the stage, nearly in a sitting posture, and in a second we would shoot to the other end, and stand on our heads.''.
This is Samuel Clemens. He was riding in a crowded wagon on his way west. The road was full of holes and rocks, so it was very bumpy. People were in each other's faces and stabbed somebody next to them in their ribs with their elbows. Sometimes people would go flying and bump into each other. They would only be able to get off when the horses and the people driving a break.