westward movement: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	c. 1631 - c. 1895
Location	United States • the West
Context	American frontier

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Lithograph by Currier and Ives showing pioneers with covered wagons and oxen crossing grassy plains near a stream, with dramatic mountains in the background.

American frontier

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Key People

Whitman, Marcus

Marcus Whitman

American missionary