... across the "Old World" decided to embark on a journey to the "New Country", a land of unending farmland, furs, and rivers in the newly acquired California and Oregon Territories (Schlissel, 19). After the United States annexed the Republic of Texas and the British were out of Oregon, the pioneers wanted to explore their "manifest destiny", or their belief that they had rights to expand across North America (Faragher & Stansell, 310). Most of the men ... and step out of their traditional roles when necessary. Some women herded livestock, drove wagons and sometimes took on guard duty. Whe...

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