The Oregon trail was the most used trail during 1843 to 1870 and ran from Independence, Missouri, to the Willamette River valley. It was made from 1811 to 1840. There's an old-timey game about it too! Hope this helped!
The Oregon trail was the most popular trail that rans from Missouri to Willamette River. This trail was the major route that people took to migrate in the Western part of the United States. During early 1800, Americans were motivated to move to Oregon because of the trading of the fur. While in early 1830's, people started to move to Oregon not because of the fur, but also because of the land. Americans were motivated to move because of the their desire to build homes and to set up farms in that area.
<span>A major reason why the United States government spent money to improve the National Highway System was that the infrastructure was crumbling and became dangerous for drivers.
