Oregon Trail (jan 2, 1843 – jan 1, 0)
Description:
This lead to the Westward Expansion because the trail pointed the way for the United States to expand westward to achieve what politicians of the day called its “Manifest Destiny” to reach “from sea to shining sea.”Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 2, 1843
jan 1, 0
~ 47 years