What was the main purpose of the Oregon Trail?

Related questions

1. Where did the Oregon Trail start and end?
2. How does the Oregon Trail affect us today?
3. Why is it called the Oregon Trail?
4. How far did wagon trains travel in a day?
5. What made the Oregon Trail dangerous?
6. How did Pioneers survive the Oregon Trail?
7. Why was the Oregon Trail so dangerous?
8. Why is cholera called Blue Death?
9. How did you die on the Oregon Trail?
10. Can you die from dysentery?

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