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They were attracted to Oregon country b/c of: * it's good farmland along the Pacific coast which attracted farmers. * it's fertile soil * it's mild temperatures all yr round * it's plentiful rainfall * forests further inland and in the Rocky Mountains attracted fur trappers. * beavers and other fur-bearing animals roamed these forests and the Rocky Mountains to the east. They were attracted to Oregon country b/c of: * it's good farmland along the Pacific coast which attracted farmers. * it's fertile soil * it's mild temperatures all yr round * it's plentiful rainfall * forests further inland and in the Rocky Mountains attracted fur trappers. * beavers and other fur-bearing animals roamed these forests and the Rocky Mountains to the east.
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∙ 12y agoLand, very fertile, as my father said: "Oregon is God's country".
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∙ 11y agoIt was highly prized because all of the land had already been taken, and the Americans needed more land. This then led to the Free Soil Party, which wanted free land in the Oregon country.
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∙ 12y agoits not the Oregon trail it was gold
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because it was thick and skinney
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∙ 14y agofor the fur
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Why did the Americans go to Hawaii in the 1800s?
To serve as missionaries and to become sugar plantation owners.
Where did the westerners go when moving west in the 1800s?
The westerners took the Oregon trail when moving west. When they reached the west they settled down and made environments.
In what states did the Oregon trail go through?
Sir Alexander Mackenzie and Lewis & Clark explored the Oregon territory. Marcus Whitman and his wife and Narcissa were early settlers that were killed by native Americans who blamed them for the measles outbreak.
The first group of Americans to settle in Oregon were?
Trappers like Jeddah Smith were the first to go to Oregan, California, and to see Yosemite.
Where did the Oregon Trail go?
The Oregon Trail started in Missouri then ended in Oregon.
How did the Treaty of 1818 affect the settlement of Oregon Country?
The slogan "54-40 or fight became very popular in the early 1800s. The slogan was meant for the American government to stand their ground, and try to get the latitude and longitude lines 54-40 as the boundary for the oregon country. The treaty compromised that the boundary would be drawn at the 49 degree line. That affected the settlement by making it so that the settlers could only go up to the 49 degree line, and not settle any further.
Where did the people go who where on the Oregon trail?
To Oregon, California, and Washington
Why go to Oregon?
resources
If you traveled from Oregon to Wisconsin what direction would you be going?
You would go directly east in order to go from Oregon to Wisconsin.
Who invented the Oregon Trail?
No one "invented" it. It was a route settlers took to go to Oregon.
How old does the history of cars go?
Late-1800s
Are razor electric go-carts street legal in Oregon?
in the state of oregon is it sreet legal to ride a razor go kart
