Answer: B) Americans trying to settle on the west coast.
The Oregon Trail was a 2,170-mile long wagon route and emigrant trail that connected the areas around the Missouri River to the valleys in Oregon. It spanned part of modern-day Kansas, most of Nebraska and Wyoming and most of Idaho and Oregon.
It was used heavily during the second half of the 19th century by settlers, ranchers, miners and farmers. The use of the trail declined with the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, completed in 1869.
He believed in the importance of state sovereignty.
The Confucian ideal regarding Chinese families is strictly hierarchical. It basically favors the older than the young ones and females are supposed to be subordinated to men. The women are expected to stay at home and educate their sons and do the household chores while men work for the family. The Confucian ideal also encourages the family to have sons rather than having daughters.
