JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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the Columbia River
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latitude 54 degrees N.
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latitude 49 degrees N.
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latitude 48 degrees N.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The result of negotiations was a border at 49 degrees north, which gave the British possession of Vancouver Island, an important acquisition for Britain and a concession for the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1846 the Oregon Treaty was signed between the US and Britain to settle the boundary dispute. The British gained the land north of the 49th parallel, including the Vancouver Island and the United States received the territory south of the parallel.
Detailed explanation-3: -The agreement extended the border along the 49th parallel to the Pacific Ocean but kept Vancouver Island within British North America. It was also agreed that British subjects living in the Oregon Territory south of the 49th parallel would retain navigation rights on the Columbia River.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1846 Britain and the United States signed the Oregon Treaty, extending the international border between the U.S. and what would become Canada along the 49th parallel to the Strait of Georgia, and then out the Strait of Juan de Fuca.