Westward Expansion Trails
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The Westward Expansion Trails were wagon roads that settlers used to travel from the eastern United States to California, Oregon and other western parts of the United States during the 19th century.
- Santa Fe Trail
- Old Spanish Trail
- Oregon Trail
- California Trail
- Mormon Trail
- Siskiyou Trail
- Southern Emigrant Trail
About 500,000 people traveled on these trails and about 50,000 people died.[1]
Westward Expansion Trails Media
Routes of the California, Mormon and Oregon Trails west of the Rocky Mountains
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References
- ↑ The Westward Expansion TrailsCalifornia Trail Interpretive Center. Retrieved January 8, 2021.