MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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50 miles
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2000 miles
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500 miles
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1000 miles
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -California Trail: The California Trail was a 2, 000-mile journey through arid plains, mountains, and vast deserts from Independence, Missouri to Sacramento, California.
Detailed explanation-3: -Average distance covered in a day was usually fifteen miles, but on a good day twenty could be traveled.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Oregon Trail was a roughly 2, 000-mile route from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon, that was used by hundreds of thousands of American pioneers in the mid-1800s to emigrate west. The trail was arduous and snaked through Missouri and present-day Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho and finally into Oregon.