MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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the Mexican War
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a purchase from France
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the Texan War for Independence
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a treaty with Britain
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Detailed explanation-1: -The United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Oregon on June 15, 1846, ending 28 years of joint occupancy of the Pacific Northwest . The treaty established the 49th parallel as the border between the two countries.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Oregon Territory, 1846 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: -This area was called the Oregon Territory by the Americans and the Columbia region by the British. The Convention of 1818 resolved some territorial disputes stemming from the War of 1812 and earlier, and resulted in an agreement for both nations to jointly occupy and administer the territory for a period of 10 years.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.