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Why did settlers follow the same trail (The Oregon Trail) when heading west?

Why did settlers follow the same trail (The Oregon Trail) when heading west?
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Why did settlers follow the same trail (The Oregon Trail) when heading west?

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Answer: the government offered people free land in Oregon

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While settlers traveled west along the Oregon Trail for a variety of reasons, most were motivated either by land or gold. Various land acts in Oregon provided free land to pioneers, while the start of the California Gold Rush in 1848 lured thousands more.
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