Why was the Whitman and Spaulding mission historically significant? options

found gold in the pacific northwest sparking a gold rush.

They were first permanent settlement by Americans in the pacific north west.

They showed that the snake river country was hospitable.

They showed that families could make it overland to the Oregon country.

the correct answer is b

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