MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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resupply and move on.
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find missing friends.
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build a home nearby.
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wait for their friends.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Crucial to the success and well-being of travelers on the trail were the many forts and other settlements that sprang up along the route. These outposts offered protection and supplies for emigrants, as well as travel advice and a welcome respite from the rigours of the journey.
Detailed explanation-2: -There were seven main forts along the Oregon Trail-Forth Bridger, Fort Kearney, Forth Laramie, Fort Hall, Fort Boise, and Fort Vancouver and the Whitman Mission are the ones most often mentioned.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fort Laramie once stood sentinel over the Oregon, California, and Mormon emigration trails; was a stop on the Pony Express route; and served as a staging ground for both peaceful and hostile dealings with Plains Indians.
Detailed explanation-4: -Famous explorers like Robert Stuart, Jedediah Smith, and Marcus Whitman found the South Pass through the mountains and blazed the trail that made wagon travel across the continent possible.