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Marcus and Narcissa Whitman?
Missionaries to Oregon\followed the Oregon trail
Manifest Destiny?
motivated settlers to move west/ U.S. should own all the land- there was a desire for new farmland, riches and a chance to spread the gospel to the indians
Santa Fe?
one of the earliest trails and first route west of the Missouri river
John O'Sullivan
a journalist who motivated settlers to move westward/called the belief "Manifest Destiny"
Jedediah Smith?
A mountain man who maintained his Christian testimony throughout his life
Trappers and traders?
Trappers and traders were the first whites to arrive in the western regions
What about the native americans?
The native Americans were harmed by the move of the settlers westward, most were insensitive to the needs if the indians