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Mrs.Phfardhreshar is stupid
No the people traveling the Oregon Trail were too busy moving to Oregon to stop to pan or dig for gold.
no not until the gold rush in California
yes
There was indeed gold on the Oregon Trail. That's the reason they used it in the first place.
They wanted to go to get gold.
They chose the Oregon trail because of the free farm land ,adventure,gold rush and the taxes where too high for them to pay.
They wanted the free land and gold
The people on the Oregon Trail wanted to go the Oregon territory, or what is now Washington and Oregon. Why? because the letters and rumors of Oregon Territory's rich and natural beauty. The people wanted to go west for many reasons; to explore, to get free farmland, and to build homes, farms, towns, and after a wile, cities. The trail was also the fastest way to Oregon.
If you were a business person, you took goods to sell on the Santa Fe Trail. If you wanted to pan for gold, or farm new lands, you went on the Oregon Trail.
The Westward Expansion. Many people moved to California and Oregon for 2 reasons: 1. Gold Rush 2. Oregon Trail
farmers,gold miners to find a better life in a land that had yet to be clamed