The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail had an extensive impact on early America. Approximately 50,000 people decided to move 2,000 miles west. Starting in Missouri the group of paths ended up in Oregon. The journey could last about 5 months. With about 10 graves per mile and 34,000 dead by the end of a 30 year rage. What was so bad with where they were at that they were willing to risk it all? Why was the rush to go west so vast? Every day the people had to face diseases, accidents and Indians. What was so important to risk their lives for this odyssey?
Even though the Oregon Trail was the main movement west there were a few people that already were living in the Oregon territory. This territory included present-day Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and parts of Montana and Woyome. The owners of the territory were the British, Russians, Spanish and America. The Spanish ceded their…show more content… They were used to clear out the trees, depree and anything else of the newly bought land. Many of framers would take their slaves out west to help with the new land out there. When the Missouri Compromise went into full effect in the 1820 anything above the 36o 30’ paral was a free state and anything below was a slave state. Less than 3 years later the Missouri Compromise was removed because it was found unconstitutional to some. They considered slaves property and the government could not take property.
Manifest destiny played an important role in the western movement. The idea was created by John L. O'Sullivan in 1845. Manifest destiny was the idea that the United States was found to step up a republican from coast to coast. They already had bought louisiana from the French and that area was touching the Oregon territory. To make that dream a reality they started to claim gaim parts of the Oregon territory. Many believed that it was part of America’s future and was a necessary. Other wanted to do it because it would pleased their
