Territorial Evolution Of Oregon
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An enlargeable map of the United States after the Treaty of Paris in 1789 The following outline traces the territorial evolution of the
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Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
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Outline

*Historical territorial claims of
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Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
: ** Nueva California, 1768–1804 **
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, 1776–1821 **
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, 1804–1821 ** Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 *Historical international territory in the present state of Oregon: **
Oregon Country Oregon Country was a large region of the Pacific Northwest of North America that was subject to a long dispute between the United Kingdom and the United States in the early 19th century. The area, which had been created by the Treaty of 1818, co ...
, 1818–1846 ***
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Provisional Government of Oregon The Provisional Government of Oregon was a popularly elected settler government created in the Oregon Country, in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Its formation had been advanced at the Champoeg Meetings since February 17, 1841, a ...
(extralegal), 1843–1849 ***
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of 1846 *Historical
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in the present state of Oregon: **
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Oregon Treaty The Oregon Treaty is a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States that was signed on June 15, 1846, in Washington, D.C. The treaty brought an end to the Oregon boundary dispute by settling competing American and British claims to t ...
, 1846–1848 ** Territory of Oregon, 1848–1859 ***Oregon Organic Act, August 14, 1848 ***Northern portion of Oregon Territory incorporated in new
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, March 2, 1853 **
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(extralegal), 1849–1850 **
State of Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
since 1859 ***Oregon Statehood Act, February 14, 1859 (Eastern portion of territory transferred to
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See also

* Historical outline of Oregon *
History of Oregon The history of Oregon, a U.S. state, may be considered in five eras: geologic history, inhabitation by native peoples, early exploration by Europeans (primarily fur traders), settlement by pioneers, and modern development. The term "Oregon" ...
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Territorial evolution of the United States The United States of America was created on July 4, 1776, with the U.S. Declaration of Independence of thirteen British colonies in North America. In the Lee Resolution two days prior, the colonies resolved that they were free and independent ...
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Territorial evolution of California 240px, Spanish period: An enlargeable map of the United States after the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The following timeline traces the territorial evolution of California, the thirty-first state admitted to the United States of America, in ...
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Territorial evolution of Idaho The following chronology traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Idaho. Timeline *Historical territorial claims of Spain in the present State of Idaho: ** Gran Cuenca, 1776–1821 ** Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 *Historic ...
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Territorial evolution of Nevada 240px, An enlargeable map of the United States after the Treaty of Paris in 1789 240px, An enlargeable map of the United States after the Anglo-American Convention of 1818 240px, An enlargeable map of the United States after the Adams-Onís T ...
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Territorial evolution of Washington The following outline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Washington. Outline *Historical international territory in the present State of Washington: ** Oregon Country, 1818-1846 *** Anglo-American Convention of 1818 ***P ...


References


External links


State of Oregon website

Oregon Blue Book: Oregon History

Oregon Historical Society
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Oregon History Project
{{DEFAULTSORT:Outline Of Oregon Territorial Evolution Pre-statehood history of Oregon
Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
History of the West Coast of the United States Geography of Oregon