American settlers
There was the Bozeman Trail, the Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail and the California Trail that were all used for emigration west.
it followed the snake river and colombia river
It's really 2,000 miles long these other answers were so off it's not funny.
The Sante Fe and Oregon opened the American West by finding the best trails to California and Oregon. The Sante Fe Trail became a very important cattle trail. The Oregon Trail was populated by farmers for the most part.
Check routes at (they are more or less the same) http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1237608344114/1237405732511 Another usual travel was by ship as seen at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:California_Gold_Rush_handbill.jpg it was safer and maybe faster.
American merchants
The trails were the Oregon trail and the California trail the California trail led to California and the Oregon trail led to Missouri.
The trails were the Oregon trail and the California trail the California trail led to California and the Oregon trail led to Missouri.
The trails were the Oregon trail and the California trail the California trail led to California and the Oregon trail led to Missouri.
The trails were the Oregon trail and the California trail the California trail led to California and the Oregon trail led to Missouri.
The trails were the Oregon trail and the California trail the California trail led to California and the Oregon trail led to Missouri.
The trails were the Oregon trail and the California trail the California trail led to California and the Oregon trail led to Missouri.
The trails were the Oregon trail and the California trail the California trail led to California and the Oregon trail led to Missouri.
what problems existed for the travelers on the santa fe trail
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California trail
the trail leading to California the trail leading to California