The promise of fertile land was what persuaded many Americans to settle in Oregon country. They traveled in covered wagon to arrive in Oregon.
The promise of fertile land was what persuaded many Americans to settle in Oregon country. They traveled in covered wagon to arrive in Oregon.
Oregon trail Chisolm trail
Over 500,000 people traveled on the Oregon Trail.
The Oregon trail was first blazed (founded) in the 1840's, almost 20 years before the Civil War began. Thousands had traveled on it and established Oregon as a state before the war began.
to convert non christians to christians and teach them the secrets of the bible.
by foot.
The Oregon Trail was a roughly 2,000-mile route from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon, which was used by hundreds of thousands of American pioneers in the mid-1800s to emigrate west
they traveled by stage coach and wagons
People thought the east was getting too crowded for there to be enough farm land.
To seek out new land and/or jobs.
It traveled the black people to the side to escape slavery!