THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
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treaty with the British in 1846
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war with England in 182
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purchased from the British in 1783
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war with Mexico in 1848
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Detailed explanation-1: -British leaders were similarly adverse to conflict and did not want to jeopardize their important economic relationship with the United States. In June 1846, the Senate, preoccupied with war against Mexico, quickly approved the Oregon Treaty with Britain, setting the boundary at the 49th parallel.
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: -Citizens wanted that land to be theirs. The land was optimal for farming and had plenty of space to spread out from the over populated cities. U.S. Congressional Map on states that had formed from the Oregon Treaty.
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. Its capital city was located in Oregon City, not far from Portland.