What is Westward Expansion Trails?
The '''Westward Expansion Trails''' were [[wagon]] roads that [[settler]]s used to travel from the eastern United States to California, Oregon and other western parts of the United States during the 19th century. *[[Santa Fe Trail]] *[[Old Spanish Trail]] *[[Oregon Trail]] *[[California Trail]] *[[Mormon Trail]] *[[Siskiyou Trail]] *[[Southern Emigrant Trail]] About 500,000 people traveled on these trails and about 50,000 people died.<ref name=Cal>{{cite web|url=https://www.californiatrailcenter.org/the-westward-expansion-trails/|access-date=January 8, 2021|publisher=California Trail Interpretive Center|title=The Westward Expansion Trails}}</ref> ==Related pages== *[[Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo]] *[[Manifest Destiny]] *[[Louisiana Purchase]] *[[Gasden Purchase]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:19th century in the United States]] [[Category:Migration]] [[Category:Roads]]