The first permanent white settlers in Oregon were primarily missionaries. They arrived in the 1830s to establish mission schools and convert Native Americans to Christianity. Notable among them were the Whitman and Spaulding families. While there were earlier explorers, traders, and trappers in the region, the missionaries were the first to establish permanent settlements.
Who were the first permanent white settlers in Oregon?
farmers
farmers
trappers
trappers
missionaries
missionaries
traders
traders
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