USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Oregon Trail was a 2, 170-mile (3, 490 km) east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Oregon Trail was a wagon road stretching 2170 miles from Missouri to Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

Detailed explanation-3: -Between 1840 and 1860, from 300, 000 to 400, 000 travelers used the 2, 000-mile overland route to reach Willamette Valley, Puget Sound, Utah, and California destinations. The journey took up to six months, with wagons making between ten and twenty miles per day of travel.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Between 1840 and 1869 those visions lured over 500, 000 pioneers west to fulfill their dreams and a nation’s destiny. Their 2, 000-mile route is known today as the Oregon Trail.