Oregon Country

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Oregon Country was a vast, historically contested region of the Pacific Northwest in North America, encompassing present-day Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of British Columbia and Wyoming, that was jointly occupied by the United States and Britain in the early 19th century.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf disputed territory
historical region
administeredBy Hudson's Bay Company
borderedBy Pacific Ocean
boundedBy Mexican territory (south)
Pacific Ocean (west)
linked to: Pacific Ocean

Rocky Mountains (east)
linked to: Rocky Mountains

Russian America (northwest)
claimedBy Russia
Spain
United Kingdom
United States
continent North America
disputeSettledBy Oregon Treaty
disputeSettledWith United Kingdom
United States
dividedAlong 49th parallel north
economicActivity fur trade
establishedBy Anglo-American Convention of 1818
linked to: Convention of 1818
exploredBy Alexander Mackenzie
George Vancouver
Lewis and Clark Expedition
governedBy United Kingdom
United States
includesTerritoryOf British Columbia
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Wyoming
linked to: Wyoming Territory
jointlyOccupiedBy United Kingdom
United States
knownAs Columbia District (by the Hudson's Bay Company)
Oregon Territory (informally before 1848)
linked to: Oregon Country
locatedIn Pacific Northwest
mainSettlement Fort Vancouver
Oregon City
linked to: Oregon City, Oregon
majorRiver Columbia River
Fraser River
Snake River
northOf Spanish California
partOf present-day Canada
present-day United States
relatedPoliticalSlogan "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight"
southOf Russian Alaska
successorTerritory Colony of British Columbia
Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon

Washington Territory
timePeriod 1818–1846 (joint occupation era)
early 19th century
treatyDate 1846

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David Douglas explored Oregon Country
Mexican Alta California followedBy U.S. Territory of Oregon (for northern portions)
linked to: Oregon Country
Oregon Trail endPoint Oregon Country
Oregon Country knownAs Oregon Territory (informally before 1848)
linked to: Oregon Country
Territorial Treasurer of Oregon appliesToJurisdiction Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country
Oregon City, Oregon namedAfter Oregon Country
Alta California (Spanish colony) borderedBy Oregon Country (to the north)
linked to: Oregon Country
Joseph Lane residence Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country
Fort Boise locatedInHistoricalRegion Oregon Country
Convention of 1818 affectedRegion Oregon Country
Oregon Statehood Act appliesToTerritoryPreviously Oregon Territory
subject linked to: Oregon statehood act
linked to: Oregon Country
Oregon Statehood Act relatedTo Oregon Territory
subject linked to: Oregon statehood act
linked to: Oregon Country
Oregon Treaty of 1846 definesBoundaryBetween British North America and the United States in the Pacific Northwest
linked to: Oregon Country
Oregon Treaty of 1846 appliesToRegion Oregon Country
Champoeg District partOf Oregon Country
David Hill placeOfActivity Oregon Country
David Hill residence Oregon Country
David Hill politicalRegion Oregon Country
Adams–Onís Treaty affectedRegion Oregon Country
Charles Wilkes exploredRegion Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country
John Baptiste Charbonneau workedIn Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country
Samuel R. Thurston represented Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country
Samuel R. Thurston workLocation Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country
Samuel R. Thurston jurisdictionRepresented Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country
Samuel R. Thurston residence Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country
Treaty of Dayton (1855) historicalRegion Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country
Columbia District (Hudson's Bay Company) partOf Oregon Country
Columbia District (Hudson's Bay Company) overlappedWith United States-claimed Oregon Country
linked to: Oregon Country
Fifty-Four Forty or Fight refersToTerritory Oregon Country
subject linked to: "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight"
Fifty-Four Forty or Fight refersToTerritory Oregon Territory
subject linked to: "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight"
linked to: Oregon Country
Government of Oregon Territory appliesToJurisdiction Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country
Government of Oregon Territory appliesToJurisdiction Oregon Country (after division with British North America)
linked to: Oregon Country
Oregon territorial period appliesToJurisdiction Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country
Oregon territorial period followed Oregon Country period
linked to: Oregon Country
Washington Territory precededBy Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country
Washington Territory partOf Oregon Country
George Law Curry residence Oregon Territory
subject linked to: George Curry
linked to: Oregon Country
Oregon National Historic Trail endPoint Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country
Oregon National Historic Trail topic Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country
Treaty of Walla Walla (1855) appliesToJurisdiction Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country
Jason Lee placeOfActivity Oregon Country
Jason Lee historicalRegionOfActivity Oregon Country
Lindsay Applegate placeOfActivity Oregon Country
Lindsay Applegate placeOfActivity Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon Country
Jesse Applegate residence Oregon Country