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because they were promised free land if they move west and the easiest way west was the Oregon trail the reason they were offered free land was so America would expand westward into the newly purched Louisiana purchase

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Did Oregon get the Oregon trail?

Yes, the Oregon Trail went through Oregon.


What kind of people went on the oregon trail?

Indians and pioneers in hopes of a new life


Why was the Oregon trail named Oregon trail?

Beacuse it went to Oregon. But many trails branched off to other places.


Where were the people on the Oregon trail going to?

The Oregon Trail led to the Willamette Valley of Oregon.The Oregon Trail was a dirt wagon road that went from St. Louis, Missouri, up the Mississippi along the banks of the the Mississippi River to the Missouri. It went to the North Platt. From there it went through South Pass on through Idaho to the Columbia River and from there, along the banks of the Columbia to the Willamette Valley of Oregon.


Why did people move west around 1849?

They went on the Oregon trail because Oregon Had better places for hunting, trapping, and fishing :)


What kind of people did the pioneers meet on the Oregon trail?

The people who went on the Oregon trail were morman, Chinese immigrants, 49ers and people who wanted another chance to get another life.


What supplies went on the Oregon trail?

food and tools


How many pioneers used the Oregon Trail?

Well, I did the Oregon Trail For my shcool project so I know many things about it. The answer is more than 1000 people at one time went!!! Its a lot right? I thought that the Oregon Trail was a very interesting topic. Want some fun?! THen type in: The Oregon Trail game. Its sooo fun!


Why was there an Oregon trail?

People wanted to go west and settle there. Some went west to get rich, by usually finding gold.


What was the year when the first covered wagon arrived in California via the Oregon trail?

The first wagon train on the Oregon Trail moved in 1839-40, but, as the name suggests, they went to Oregon.After 1843, wagons using the California Trail usedt he eastern parts of the Oregon Trail to get to the California Trail.


What important things were going on in the Oregon trail?

The important thing was that 500,000 went from the Midwest to Oregon. Some of them went on from there to Washington or California. These people wanted to settle down and farm in an area with good land and good weather.


Why to go to the Oregon trail?

They went so they could go for new land.