During the 1840s, settlers poured into the Oregon Territory after traveling the length of the Oregon Trail. This route, which extended over 2,000 miles from Missouri to the Pacific Northwest, was heavily used by pioneers seeking new opportunities and land. The migration was part of the larger westward expansion movement in the United States during that time. The promise of fertile land and a better life motivated many families to undertake the challenging journey.
Yukon Territory
Yukon Territory
Settlers had an easy time farminng western lands
The Ohio and Mississippi rivers outlined the boundaries of the Western and Southern boundaries of the Northwest Territory.
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George Rogers Clark helped protect settlers in the western lands.
Overland wagons were sturdy enough to cross the mountains and rocky ground.
Yukon Territory
The Salvation Army U.S.A. Western Territory was created in 1921.
British territory surrounded the globe. there was no western boundary.
Spanish territory
Yukon Territory
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Settlers had an easy time farminng western lands
The natives in the northwest territory resisted European colonization and encroachment on their lands, as well as attempted assimilation into Western culture and ways of life. They fought against settlers, government policies, and land dispossession in order to protect their sovereignty and traditional way of life.