MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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Question
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Which of these was the greatest cause of death on the Oregon Trail?
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poisoning
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illness and injury
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encounters with animals
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conflicts with Native Americans
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Disease. Emigrants feared death from a variety of causes along the trail: lack of food or water; Indian attacks; accidents, or rattlesnake bites were a few. However, the number one killer, by a wide margin, was disease.
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