How did American settlement in the Oregon Country change starting in the 1840s?
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Responses
Fewer settlers came as the California Gold Rush drew most settlers.
Fewer settlers came as the California Gold Rush drew most settlers.
As the British established control over the region, fewer Americans came.
As the British established control over the region, fewer Americans came.
Missionaries and settlers joined the fur traders who went there in earlier years.
Missionaries and settlers joined the fur traders who went there in earlier years.
Disease and conflict with Native Americans made settlement more difficult.