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Marcus Whitman and his family were missionaries and pioneers in Oregon.

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How did missionaries like the Whitmans attract other people to settle in Oregon?

The Whitmans sent really good reports back to the 13 colonies, stirring up great interest and bringing lots of settlers and other missionaries West. To Oregon!!!


Why did the cayuse murder the Whitmans?

Because, the Whitmans were spreading disease, by accident


How were the Whitmans and the Mormons similar and different?

Well, the Whitmans are a family, and the Mormons are a religion, so they can't really be compared. I know Whitmans who are Mormon, though.


The first white Americans to build permanent homes in Oregon were?

Jason Lee and the Whitmans were white missionaries that built the first permanent dwellings in Oregon. Before that, it was mostly fur traders and other merchants in the area on a temporary basis.


Was the story about john sager true?

Yes, the story of John Sager is true. He was a young member of the Sager family who traveled the Oregon Trail and was orphaned along the journey. John was eventually cared for and adopted by another family, the Whitmans, who were missionaries.


What protestant congregation sent the first missionaries into the pacific northwest?

Although the American Board for Foreign Missions sent the first American missionaries to the PNW (the Whitmans and the Spaldings), the first missionary to the PNW was in fact Spokane Garry, who left eastern Washington in 1825 for the Red River Mission in Canada and returned in 1829 as a converted Christian who independently taught his tribe from the Bible.


What would whitmans opinion of freedom of speech most likely be?

Whitman would likely be in favor of freedom of speech.


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Who prepares the missionaries food?

well... most of the time the families of the church, that the missionaries go to, the families make the missionaries food, such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even snacks.


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Pentecostals and Baptists constitute the majority of bible-based Christian missionaries in Nepal.


Who were some of the famous missionaries in world history?

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Who set up a mission in eastern Oregon?

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