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What was the importance of the Oregon Trail?

It helped Americans reach Spanish missions in the Southwest.
It created a road for farmers to migrate to areas with rich farmland.
It enabled the largest-scale migration of Americans into the West.
It was established as a commercial road for moving goods to the territories.

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The importance of the Oregon Trail is that it enabled the largest-scale migration of Americans into the West.

The Oregon Trail was used by hundreds of thousands of people to travel westward, as it was the major route that people must take in order to migrate to the western part of the United States.

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