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What is the purpose of the oregon trail?

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The 2,200-mile east-west trail served as a critical transportation route for emigrants traveling from Missouri to Oregon and other points west during the mid-1800s.

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It is where the pilgrims crossed the plains and forests. It is also where the mormons traveled to get away from the mobs the chased them.

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i am LDS so i have studied this in church

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