MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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Most were mountain men and fur trappers.
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Most banded together in wagon trains for protection.
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The deaths of the Whitmans kept people from settling in Oregon.
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Hardships kept settlers from using any of the trails.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What kinds of difficulties did people on wagon trains face on the Oregon Trail? They travelled in covered wagons in a long line of wagons. There were dangers such as a fast running river current could easily carry away a wagon trying to cross, many people died from sickness and accidents.
Detailed explanation-2: -Manifest Destiny was a popular belief in the mid-to-late 19th century. Its proponents claimed that the United States had the divine right to expand westward-meaning that U.S. expansion was the will of God.
Detailed explanation-3: -Terms in this set (69) The Oregon Country was claimed by three different countries in the early 1800s. The Oregon Country was important to Americans because they wanted access to the gold fields in California. The Oregon Trail started in Missouri and ended near the Columbia River.
Detailed explanation-4: -Land, mining, and improved transportation by rail brought settlers to the American West during the Gilded Age.