The Whitmans sent really good reports back to the 13 colonies, stirring up great interest and bringing lots of settlers and other missionaries West. To Oregon!!!
The Whitmans sent really good reports back to the 13 colonies, stirring up great interest and bringing lots of settlers and other missionaries West. To Oregon!!!
From Wikipedia:The Oregon missionaries were collectively the religious-minded pioneers who settled in the Oregon Country of North America starting in the 1830s with the intent of converting local Native Americans to Christianity.
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Louisiana failed to attract many people.the region of louisiana failed to attract many people.
People got to Oregon by using the road called The Oregon Trail.
Missionaries managed to attract other people to settle in Oregon due to the booming gold rush that was going on in the 1800s. This attracted people from all over the country to head out west in hopes of striking it rich out in Oregon.
AnswerAmong the first settles of the Oregon country were missionaries who wanted to bring Christianity to Native Americans.I got this answer from my history textbook so I am pretty positive its correct.
From Wikipedia:The Oregon missionaries were collectively the religious-minded pioneers who settled in the Oregon Country of North America starting in the 1830s with the intent of converting local Native Americans to Christianity.
the first settlers to Oregon were the tillamook Indians. the first settlers to Oregon were the tillamook Indians.
In the 1800s Marcus and Narcissa Whitman wanted to spread their religion. They headed east and set up missions in Oregon. On their journey, they were helped by mountain men, people who work in the mountains and trade beaver pellets. The mountain men were from England, as England had a few settlements in Oregon. The Whitmans found there was very good farmland there, and more people slowly migrated to Oregon. The Oregon Trail devolepod and eventually so many people were there the US won Oregon from England. I'm talking about the Oregon territory, which includes parts of Washington and Idaho.
The first organized wagon train left Missouri to go to Oregon on May 22, 1843. The train was made up of 1,000 people including families, missionaries, and pioneers and was guided by Dr. Elijah White.
Missionaries wanted to each Christian religion to Native Americans, Fur traders went there to hunt, and some just wanted to start new lives.
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As a rule, missionaries teach the worship of their god, they do not seek to be worshiped.
They attract people who want sandwiches.
Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity.