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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.
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∙ 9y agoOregon's fertile soil, abundant rainfall, lumber-supply and the pelts of animals native to the region attracted the first European settlers.
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∙ 14y agoThey moved because some settlers wanted to teach Native Americans Christianity. Some others came because of fertile land.
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∙ 8y agosettlers went to Oregon country for land to farm and to trade fur.
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∙ 11y agoBecause they wanted fur or beavers and they liked the soil
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∙ 8y agoThey wanted to start a new life. After all, it was their manifest destiny.
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∙ 11y agothere was land over there
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∙ 13y agoManifest destiny
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∙ 12y agobeavers
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Among the first settlers of the Oregon country after trappers were?
Missionaries
Among the first settlers of the Oregon country after trappers were the?
Missionaries
Who were the first American settlers to settle in the Oregon Territory?
Trappers and missionaries.
What led settlers and trappers to move to Oregon and the far west in the 1830?
They moved there because they wanted to
Why did settlers go to Oregon?
settlers went to Oregon country for land to farm and to trade fur.
How did the first settlers's opinions of Oregon Country impact future movement in the 1840s?
the land is what attracted them the most the rich soil the good farm land and religious freedom
Why did Americans go to Oregon in early 1800s?
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.
What was the Oregon trail?
Many Settlers moving to Oregon country and other western areas followed the 2,000 mile long Oregon Trail, which stretched from places such as Independence, Missouri, or Council Bluffs, Iowa, west into Oregon Country
Who moved in the Oregon country?
groups of settlers who were following the manifest destiny.
Who found the Oregon-California trail?
Fur trappers, maybe?
Which were the first two groups of settlers to arrive in Oregon Country?
mountain men and missionaries
When did people move to Oregon territory?
Oregon was first settled by fur trappers in the early 1800's. These fur trappers built a trading post named Astoria witch later became a city.
