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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 part of the United States from the Rocky Mountains through Ohio, Kansas, and Missouri; Middle West. |
| Missouri |
a river of the central United States. It flows from Montana southeast through several states to Missouri, where it joins the Mississippi River. [1/2 definitions] |
| Missouri River |
a major river that flows from the state of Montana mostly southeast until it joins the Mississippi River in Missouri. The Missouri River is considered the longest river in the United States. It is the main tributary of the Mississippi River. |
| MO |
abbreviation of "Missouri." |
| Oglala |
the Teton tribe of Dakota Indians living in South Dakota, west of the Missouri River. [1/2 definitions] |
| pony express |
a system of delivering the mail using riders on horseback. The pony express ran between St. Louis, Missouri and Sacramento, California during 1860 and 1861. |
| 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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