Manifest destiny - social
In 1841 the population in Oregon was under 10,000. Due to the Oregon land donation act and "Manifest Destiny" propaganda there was massive amounts of people moving out west, in convoys of people and wagons and horses. Many were lost or died on the way, but in just 21 years, in 1870, the population in Oregon shot up to 90,000 people. That means in just a matter of 21 years over 80,000 people made the 3 month trip, and lived, to Oregon. Then from there, years later, they could spread out to California and even unexplored areas and new states. Meanwhile, more and more people would also be coming in to Oregon or sailing/traveling in to California. This mass population increase showed the true purpose of Manifest Destiny and started filling the land of the newly discovered west. In 2010 the population of Oregon was 3,790,996. The first population boom between 1841 and 1870 set into motion a great amount of migration in and to the west and many people "joined the band wagon" and moved out to Oregon for a new way of life, and a massive hunk of land.