USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Free land in Oregon and the possibility of finding gold in California lured them westward. At the same time, eastern churches wanted to teach American Indians of the Oregon Country their European ideas of “civilization.” Many simply hoped for a chance to start a new life.

Detailed explanation-2: -Originally Spain, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States claimed the territory. In 1819, under terms of the Transcontinental Treaty, Spain ceded its claims to the territory to the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -How did settling the ownership of the Oregon Country help the United States fulfill the goal of Manifest Destiny? It helped because their destiny as to settle from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Convention of 1818, resolving territorial disputes following the War of 1812, authorized a “joint occupancy” of the Pacific Northwest whereby the rights of both British subjects and American citizens to “occupy” and trade in the region were recognized.