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As the US expanded, the government offered land grants to families that moved west. The discovery of gold also served as a catalyst for population increases, and later, the promise of work in the west during the depression would increase migrants again.

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Missionaries went to Oregon Country to teach Christian Religion to Native Americans. Fur trappers went there too. Some settlers came to start new lives.

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to gain land and make a fortune.

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Q: Why did Americans move west toward the Oregon Country?
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How did the native Americans move to the Oregon Country?

they didn't get persecuted for religious beliefs


Why did Americans move to Texas California and Oregon?

Nobody liked them. Everybody knows that those are the states that the rejected Americans live in.


What two trails did americans take to move west?

Oregon Trail & Santa Fe Trail


What prompted people to move to Oregon country?

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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Manifest Destiny


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japenese americans


Where did the Native Americans move?

Government assigned reservations throughout the country.


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The internments were motivated by the fear of covert Japanese attacks on the mainland United States, and by outbreaks of public hostility toward Japanese-Americans.


The sands creek massacre of 1864 and the battle at wounded knee in 1890 are examples of what us policy toward native Americans?

Move them at all costs


The sand creek massacre of 1864 and the battle at wounded knee in 1890 are examples of what us policy toward native Americans?

Move them at all costs


Can i get financial assistance when i move to Oregon?

You can get financial assistance in Oregon if you are eligible.


Why might you choose to move to Texas, Oregon, or the Mexican Cession?

You might want to move to Oregon because the economy was booming.