Yes, most of the travelers on the Oregon Trail was young families. In the mid-19th century, the Oregon Trail was the main pathway for American emigrants searching for new lands and opportunity on the frontier, and most of the emigrants traveling were young families.
The Dred Scott decision<span> served as an eye-opener to Northerners who ... to regulate</span>slavery<span> in </span>new territories<span>, these once-skeptics reasoned, ... to the reality instead, that the </span>Supreme Court has made<span> Illinois a </span>slave<span> State. ... </span>did<span> not stop </span>slavery<span> now, they might never again </span>have<span> the chance. </span>
World War I
World War I lasted from July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918. It started when the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated by Serbia. It ended when Germany formally surrendered.
