The route was the Oregon Trail, also known as the Oregon and California Trail. The expedition into the American west, more popularly known as the Lewis and Clark expedition, left from Independence, Missouri for more than two years of exploration that produced a route for American settlers to take. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery to explore and map a territory that had only been seen by fur trappers and the Native Americans who lived there. The United States doubled its land area with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. By 1803, there were 17 states and a need for even more space. European immigrants continued to arrive in the new country, eager to make new lives for themselves and their families. When America received its independence in 1776, the new country was made up of 13 colonies that became the United States of America.

wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/The_Oregon_Trail_4th_Edition_cover.Westward ho! If you travel across certain parts of the United States, you can still see wagon wheel ruts where people crossed the west in search of more opportunity and better lives more than 200 years ago! The Oregon Trail: The Journey Across the Country from Lewis and Clark to the Transcontinental Railroad offers readers ages 9 to 12 a fascinating look at the explorers and settlers who traveled this route during the westward expansion of the United States.

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wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/The_Oregon_Trail_4th_Edition_cover.jpg?width=300.Players learn teamwork, supply management, critical-thinking, and decision-making. The Oregon Trail 4th Edition is a 1999 video game, and the third sequel to The Oregon Trail.

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