They were attracted to Oregon country b/c of: * it's good farmland along the Pacific coast which attracted farmers. * it's fertile soil * it's mild temperatures all yr round * it's plentiful rainfall * forests further inland and in the Rocky Mountains attracted fur trappers. * beavers and other fur-bearing animals roamed these forests and the Rocky Mountains to the east. They were attracted to Oregon country b/c of: * it's good farmland along the Pacific coast which attracted farmers. * it's fertile soil * it's mild temperatures all yr round * it's plentiful rainfall * forests further inland and in the Rocky Mountains attracted fur trappers. * beavers and other fur-bearing animals roamed these forests and the Rocky Mountains to the east.
Land, very fertile, as my father said: "Oregon is God's country".
It was highly prized because all of the land had already been taken, and the Americans needed more land. This then led to the Free Soil Party, which wanted free land in the Oregon country.
its not the Oregon trail it was gold
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To serve as missionaries and to become sugar plantation owners.
The westerners took the Oregon trail when moving west. When they reached the west they settled down and made environments.
Sir Alexander Mackenzie and Lewis & Clark explored the Oregon territory. Marcus Whitman and his wife and Narcissa were early settlers that were killed by native Americans who blamed them for the measles outbreak.
Trappers like Jeddah Smith were the first to go to Oregan, California, and to see Yosemite.
The Oregon Trail started in Missouri then ended in Oregon.
The Treaty of 1818 established joint occupation of Oregon Country by the United States and Britain, allowing both countries to settle in the region. This led to an increase in American and British settlers moving to Oregon Country, creating tension and competition between the two nations for control of the territory.
To Oregon, California, and Washington
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You would go directly east in order to go from Oregon to Wisconsin.
No one "invented" it. It was a route settlers took to go to Oregon.
Late-1800s
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