Answer:
emigration or increase in death rate
Explanation:
emigration is leaving ones place of living, which would explain why the population is going down, and an increased death rate means more individuals are dying than the birth rate can keep up with, so the population would be going down as well. so, the answer is number one.
He thought it was something that would pass .
It creates new ideals so when people create a trend like the "dab" everyone starts to do it so in a way we are changing the ideals of a stupid dance move to a cool new dance move.
The first people to make it to Oregon, was Lewis and Clark. Since their route was too harsh for ordinary people, not many people ventured there. When Jedediah Smith found the South Pass (an easier way through the Sierra Nevada), many settlers crossed the country to get to Oregon. The first people were missionaries and although not many Natives converted, their tales of fertile soil encouraged many people to venture to Oregon. They went through the country on a covered wagon. Furthermore, the challenges they faced, consisted of harsh weather, starvation (especially when crossing the Sierra Nevada), and Native American attacks.