So they got free land that was huge! p.s thats wut she said :O . bear kolch
Without the wagon, it would have taken travelers longer and they would not have been able to carry supplies, as well as women and children.
2,000 miles
short but dangerous journey to freedom
a route from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon, used by pioneers traveling to the Oregon Territory
Settlers began their journey to Oregon in the mid-1830s. The first large-scale migration of settlers, known as the Oregon Trail, took place in 1843 when around 1,000 people made the journey from the Midwest to Oregon.
The main benefit was being with others and they could help each other out. It was a dangerous thing to do and often people lost wagons, got sick and died, and babies were born on the trail.
Made the Oregon trail which kept them traveling through there
No the people traveling the Oregon Trail were too busy moving to Oregon to stop to pan or dig for gold.
I think it was on 1840 to 1860
Their journey was finished when they reached the Pacific Ocean near the present day town of Warrenton, Oregon which is close to the city of Astoria, Oregon.
April was a good month to leave on the Oregon Trail.
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Oregon Country Fair was created in 1969.