MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Minnesota, North and South Dakota
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Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Montana, Wyoming
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Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, and Oklahoma
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California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas
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Detailed explanation-1: -border, the Oregon Territory was created in 1848. It included the present state of Idaho, as well as what are now Oregon, Washington, and part of Montana. From 1853 to 1859 Idaho was divided between the Oregon and Washington territories.
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: -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-4: -The Oregon Territory would be divided along the 49th parallel, and Great Britain would maintain control of all of Vancouver Island. The Oregon Treaty was ratified on June 15, 1846.