MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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2 weeks
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1 month
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5 months
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1 year
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Detailed explanation-1: -It normally took four to six months to traverse the length of the Oregon Trail with wagons pulled by oxen. About 80, 000 pioneers used it to reach Oregon, and about 20, 000 to Washington before the transcontinental railroad in 1869.
Detailed explanation-2: -Between 1840 and 1860, from 300, 000 to 400, 000 travelers used the 2, 000-mile overland route to reach Willamette Valley, Puget Sound, Utah, and California destinations. The journey took up to six months, with wagons making between ten and twenty miles per day of travel.
Detailed explanation-3: -From about 1811 to 1840 the Oregon Trail was laid down by traders and fur trappers. It could only be traveled by horseback or on foot. By the year 1836, the first of the migrant train of wagons was put together. It started in Independence, Missouri and traveled a cleared trail that reached to Fort Hall, Idaho.
Detailed explanation-4: -Life on the Oregon Trail Planning a five-to six-month trip across rugged terrain was no easy task and could take up to a year. Emigrants had to sell their homes, businesses and any possessions they couldn’t take with them.