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The most notable mass movement was along the Oregon Trail, which was used by about 400,000 settlers, farmers, miners, ranchers, and others from the 1830s to the 1860s. The California Gold Rush starting in 1849 also drew approximately 300,000 people to the West in search of fortune. These migrations were facilitated by the use of covered wagons, which were essential for transporting families and their belongings across the challenging terrain of the Great Plains and through mountain passes.