MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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2 years
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3 months
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1-4 weeks
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6-8 months
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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: -Perhaps some 300, 000 to 400, 000 people used it during its heyday from the mid-1840s to the late 1860s, and possibly a half million traversed it overall, covering an average of 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) per day; most completed their journeys in four to five months.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.