MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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It was the preferred destination where families wanted to settle in the Oregon Country.
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The location where Britain & the United States agreed to divide the Oregon territory.
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A 12-mile break in the Rocky Mountains (discovered by Mountain Men) where wagons to easily pass through.
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The first jumping-off place along the Missouri River where families started on the Oregon Trail.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Pass lies in southwestern Fremont County, approximately 35 miles (56 km) SSW of Lander. NRHP reference No. Though it approaches a mile and a half high, South Pass is the lowest point on the Continental Divide between the Central and Southern Rocky Mountains.
Detailed explanation-2: -South Pass was perhaps the most important landmark along the emigrant trails. It marked the end of the long ascent to the Continental Divide and the emigrants’ arrival at the frontier of the Oregon country. It was also thought to be the halfway point along the trail.
Detailed explanation-3: -South Pass, a 20 mile wide, gently sloping gap in the Rocky Mountains, was perhaps the most important landform along the emigrant trails. It opened the West to settlement by providing a route over the Continental Divide that wagons could negotiate.
Detailed explanation-4: -Three trails of historical significance cross the Rocky Mountains at South Pass; they include the Oregon Trail, the California Trail, and the Mormon Trail.