MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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Mormon Trail
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California Trail
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Santa Fe Trail
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Oregon Trail
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Detailed explanation-1: -The original 1846-1847 Mormon Trail went from Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois to Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. The length of the wagon trail from Nauvoo to Salt Lake City was about 1, 300 mile (2, 092 km).
Detailed explanation-2: -Mormon Trail, in U.S. history, the route taken by Mormons from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake in what would become the state of Utah.
Detailed explanation-3: -After 17 months and many miles of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 pioneers into Utah’s Valley of the Great Salt Lake.
Detailed explanation-4: -They could make 25 to 30 miles per day (wagons traveled only 10 to 15 miles per day on average). As the Mormons were preparing to go west, they were approached by the United States government for help in the war against Mexico. The Mormon Battalion was formed with over 500 members near Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1846.
Detailed explanation-5: -Courtesy Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Scandinavian pioneers pulled their handcarts 1, 300 miles across the plains to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake.