The Oregon Trail: Dreams, Disaster, and Conquering the West

Try Dashlane Premium free on your first device: http://www.dashlane.com/geographics. Use the coupon code ‘geograhics’ to get 10% off Dashlane Premium. → Subscribe for new videos two times per week. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw?sub_confirmation=1 This video is #sponsored by Dashlane. Our sister channels: Biographics - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ TopTenz - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ-hpFPF4nOKoKPEAZM_THw/ Credits: Host - Simon Whistler Author - Morris M. Producer - Jennifer Da Silva Executive Producer - Shell Harris Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Source/Further reading: Extremely detailed overview of the Trail: https://www.historynet.com/oregon-trail History’s take: https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/oregon-trail The Great Emigration Begins: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-thousand-pioneers-head-west-on-the-oregon-trail Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Oregon-Trail History and culture (via the National Park Service):https://www.nps.gov/oreg/learn/historyculture/index.htm The Donner Party: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/06/donner-party-cannibalism-nation-west/ Oregon Treaty: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/oregon-territory https://www.nwcouncil.org/reports/columbia-river-history/treatyoforegon Manifest Destiny: https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/manifest-destiny Law and order on the trail: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/crime-punishment-overland-trail/ California genocide: https://www.history.com/news/californias-little-known-genocide Recreating the trail in 2015: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/07/150712-oregon-trail-history-pioneers-ngbooktalk/