After centuries of international exchange between Japan and China, Japan pulled away from the relationship. What was the reasoni
ng? The Tang Dynasty was drawing to a close, with Chinese people unsettled. China changed her policy toward Japan. Japan had learned all they wanted to learn from their neighbor. War broke out in China.
In the first major pioneering movement, settlers made their way to Oregon and California by way of the "Oregon Trail", which was also where many settlers would meet with relatives.
