MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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The Mississippi River
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many Americans wanted to be able to get to the Pacific Ocean. One way to do this would be to control Oregon. In 1819, the United States and Spain signed the Adams-Onís Treaty . With this treaty, Spain gave up its lands in the Oregon Country.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -It came into force on 15 June 1846. It formalized the border between the United States and British North America west of the Rocky Mountains. It extended the border along the 49th parallel to the Pacific Ocean and down “the middle” of the channel that separates Vancouver Island from the mainland.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why did many Americans want to control Oregon? Many Americans wanted control of Oregon in order to gain access to the Pacific Oceans. with Spain: to set the limits of their territory at what is now California’s northern border and to give up all claims to Oregon.