THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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It was the trail used by the Pony Express to deliver messages to the West Coast, making it the safest route to travel since the 184 outposts established along the trail provided security for travelers.British impressment of US citizens into service aboard British naval vessels
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It was the only practical way for travelers to make it through the mountains in the West and reach the coast, since over the years trappers and fur traders had cleared it enough for wagon travel.
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Aid stations equipped with medicine were established at points throughout the trail, so travelers were in less danger of dying from disease during their journey.
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American Indians had been forcibly removed from the land surrounding the trail, so settlers were in no danger of being raided during their journey.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Free land in Oregon and the possibility of finding gold in California lured them westward. At the same time, eastern churches wanted to teach American Indians of the Oregon Country their European ideas of “civilization.” Many simply hoped for a chance to start a new life.
Detailed explanation-2: -Oregon drew many settlers from the Mississippi Valley with the promise of fertile farmland. People who wanted to farm came in droves to the area. To some, Oregon was even more attractive of a destination than California and New Mexico, and the 1840s saw rapid settlement there as well.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: The rich farmlands of Oregon drew thousands of settlers. The land was free to those who could make it the Oregon Territory. People who were farming on marginal lands in Indiana, illinois and Missouri found the lure of rich farmland in the Willamette valley irresistible.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Oregon Trail was a roughly 2, 000-mile route from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon, that was used by hundreds of thousands of American pioneers in the mid-1800s to emigrate west.