MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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7, 000, 000
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1, 000, 000
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4, 000, 000
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14, 000, 000
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Detailed explanation-1: -Between 1841 and 1884, when a network of railroads connected the east coast to the Pacific Northwest, an estimated 300, 000 to 500, 000 people traveled overland. Some were born along the way, some were buried.
Detailed explanation-2: -Only around 80, 000 of the estimated 400, 000 Oregon Trail emigrants actually ended their journey in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
Detailed explanation-3: -Of the estimated 350, 000 who started the journey, disease may have claimed as many as 30, 000 victims. Since the trail was 2, 000 miles long, this would indicate that there was an average of 10-15 deaths per mile. Of this large number, only a few grave site locations are marked.
Detailed explanation-4: -9. Most of the emigrants on the Oregon Trail survived the trip. Between four and six percent of the emigrants died along the way-between 12, 500 and 20, 000 people.