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| Jayhawker |
(l.c.) an anti-slavery guerrilla in Kansas or Missouri during the U.S. Civil War. [1/2 definitions] |
| Jefferson City |
the capital of Missouri. |
| Kansas |
a Midwestern U.S. state between Missouri and Colorado. (abbr.: KS) |
| KS |
abbreviation of "Kansas," a Midwestern U.S. state between Missouri and Colorado. |
| Lewis and Clark |
Meriwether Lewis (b.1774--d.1809) and William Clark (b.1770--d.1838), U.S. leaders of an expedition to explore the uncharted American West, from Missouri to Oregon, from 1804 to 1807. |
| Meriwether Lewis |
U.S. co-leader with William Clark of an expedition to explore the uncharted American West, from Missouri to Oregon, from 1804 to 1807 (b.1774--d.1809). |
| Midwest |
the north central flatlands of the United States from the Rocky Mountains through Ohio, Kansas, and Missouri; Middle West. |
| Missouri |
a river that flows from Montana southeast through Missouri and is the main tributary of the Mississippi. [1/2 definitions] |
| Missouri River |
a river that flows from Montana mainly southeast until it joins the Mississippi River in Missouri. It is the longest river in the United States and is the main tributary of the Mississippi. |
| MO |
abbreviation of "Missouri," a Midwestern U.S. state between Kansas and Illinois. |
| Oglala |
the Teton tribe of Dakota Indians living in South Dakota, west of the Missouri River. [1/2 definitions] |
| William Clark |
U.S. co-leader with Meriwether Lewis of an expedition to explore the uncharted American West, from Missouri to Oregon, from 1804 to 1807 (b.1770--d.1838). |
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