MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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Pioneers
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Native Americans
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Slaves
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Travelers
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Detailed explanation-1: -It effectively opened the floodgates of pioneer migration along the Oregon Trail and became known as the Great Emigration of 1843.
Detailed explanation-2: -Early pioneers extended American settlements to the Mississippi Valley. Later pioneers settled the Great Plains and the West Coast. The Oregon Trail was one of the most traveled trails heading west.
Detailed explanation-3: -The pioneers were the first people to settle in the frontiers of North America. Many of the pioneers were farmers. Others moved west, wanting to establish a business. There were doctors, blacksmiths, ministers, shop owners, lawyers, veterinarians, and many others.
Detailed explanation-4: -Western settlers of the 1800s included African Americans who were both former slaves and freeborn, Chinese Americans who moved to California with the railways, and Hispanic Americans who were given the chance to become American citizens after the Mexican-American war.