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Chapter 13 Notes

Chapter 13 Section 1 Study Guide

2. inland mountain range with dense forest 3. barren, dry plateau between coastal mountains and Rocky Mountains 4. mild temperatures 5. plentiful rainfall 6. Wagon trains formed at Independence, Missouri, in spring to reach Oregon by October. 7. People camped along the way. 8. Dangers of travel included drowning, heat, early snowstorms, and illnesses. 9. fur traders 10. trappers or "mountain men" 11. missionaries 12. families intending to farm the land 13. fur trading 14. farming 15. missionaries

Chapter 13 Section 4 Study Guide 1. Cause: President Polk did not want to fight Britain for control of Oregon. Effect: The United States and Britain agreed to divide Oregon at 49 degrees N. 2. Cause: Sam Houston pretended that Texas might ally itself with Britain