MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Oregon, Colorado, the Louisiana Purchase and Texas
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Oregon, the Nevada Territory, the Dakotas and British Columbia
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Oregon, Montana, California and New Mexico
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Oregon, Idaho, Washington State and British Columbia
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Territory of Oregon originally encompassed all of the present-day states of Idaho, Oregon and Washington, as well as those parts of present-day Montana and Wyoming west of the Continental Divide.
Detailed explanation-2: -On August 14, 1848 the United States congress approved the formation of the Oregon Territory. At the time the Oregon Territory included all of the present day states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Oregon Territory stretched from the Pacific coast to the Rocky Mountains, encompassing the area including present-day Oregon, Washington, and most of British Columbia. Originally Spain, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States claimed the territory.
Detailed explanation-4: -With the end of joint occupancy, the region south of the 49th parallel became Oregon Territory in the United States while the northern portion became part of the British colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.