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GCSE History · key term
An overland migration route of about 2,000 miles from Missouri to Oregon, crossing the Rocky Mountains through South Pass.
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Paper 1
An overland migration route used by settlers travelling towards Oregon, crossing the Rocky Mountains through South Pass.
Revise: Early Settlers and ChallengesThe Oregon Trail, passing through the mountains at South Pass, helped make wagon migration possible. Fur trappers helped establish the route, and covered wagons were using it by 1836. During the 1840s, large groups travelled west together.
Paper 2
Keep destinations distinct: the Donner Party headed for California; the Mormons settled near the Great Salt Lake; the Oregon Trail led towards Oregon.
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An overland migration route of roughly 2,000 miles from Missouri to Oregon, used by covered wagons from 1836.
The Oregon Trail, used by covered wagons from 1836, helped make this possible. It ran roughly 2,000 miles from Missouri to Oregon, crossing the Great Plains and passing through the Rocky Mountains at South Pass.
Paper 3
Revise: MigrantsThe Oregon Trail linked starting points in Missouri with Oregon, a journey of about 2,000 miles. Fur trappers helped establish the route, and South Pass provided a crucial crossing through the Rocky Mountains. Covered wagons were using sections of the trail by 1836, and large organised migrations followed during the 1840s.