Provisional Government of Oregon

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The Provisional Government of Oregon was the early settler-formed governing body that administered the Oregon Country in the Pacific Northwest before the establishment of formal U.S. territorial authority.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former government ⓘ
provisional government ⓘ
alsoUsedCurrency beaver skins ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
capital Oregon City ⓘ
linked to: Oregon City, Oregon
country Oregon Country ⓘ
currency United States dollar ⓘ
linked to: US dollar
disestablishedBecauseOf creation of Oregon Territory by U.S. Congress ⓘ
endDate 1849-03-03 ⓘ
establishedAt Champoeg ⓘ
establishedBy settlers in Willamette Valley ⓘ
establishedByEvent Champoeg Meetings ⓘ
excludedFromPoliticalRights most Indigenous peoples of the region ⓘ
executiveBody Executive Committee of the Provisional Government of Oregon ⓘ
Office of Governor of the Provisional Government of Oregon ⓘ
firstGovernor George Abernethy ⓘ
flagUsed United States flag (informally) ⓘ
linked to: United States flag
followedBy Territorial Government of Oregon ⓘ
governmentType settler-formed provisional government ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle Governor ⓘ
historicalSignificance first American-style settler government in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ
laid groundwork for Oregon’s admission as a U.S. territory and later state ⓘ
judicialBody Supreme Court of the Provisional Government of Oregon ⓘ
legalLanguage English ⓘ
legalSystem laws based on Iowa Territory statutes ⓘ
legislativeBody House of Representatives of the Provisional Government of Oregon ⓘ
Legislative Committee of the Provisional Government of Oregon ⓘ
locatedIn North America ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Idaho ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
parts of Montana ⓘ
parts of Wyoming ⓘ
mainEconomicActivities agriculture ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ
missionary activity ⓘ
notOfficiallyRecognizedBy United Kingdom government at time of creation ⓘ
United States federal government at time of creation ⓘ
populationBasis American settlers ⓘ
French-Canadian settlers ⓘ
precededBy no formal non‑Native government in Oregon Country ⓘ
reasonForEstablishment lack of formal U.S. or British civil authority in Oregon Country ⓘ
recognizedBy local settlers ⓘ
relatedConflict dispute over sovereignty in Oregon Country ⓘ
relatedEvent Oregon Treaty ⓘ
replacedBy Oregon Territory government ⓘ
startDate 1843-05-02 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Champoeg District → country → Provisional Government of Oregon ⓘ
Government of Oregon Territory → replaces → Provisional Government of Oregon ⓘ
Oregon Territorial Legislature → followed → Provisional Government of Oregon ⓘ
Provisional Government of Oregon → legislativeBody → Legislative Committee of the Provisional Government of Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Provisional Government of Oregon
Provisional Government of Oregon → executiveBody → Executive Committee of the Provisional Government of Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Provisional Government of Oregon
Provisional Government of Oregon → judicialBody → Supreme Court of the Provisional Government of Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Provisional Government of Oregon
Oregon pioneers → helpedEstablish → Oregon Provisional Government ⓘ
linked to: Provisional Government of Oregon
Champoeg, Oregon → significantEvent → Formation of the Provisional Government of Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Provisional Government of Oregon
Champoeg, Oregon → historicalEra → Provisional Government of Oregon period ⓘ
linked to: Provisional Government of Oregon
Oregon Territory Organic Act → precededBy → provisional government of Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Provisional Government of Oregon
Government of Washington Territory → followed → Government of Oregon Country (de facto American administration) ⓘ
linked to: Provisional Government of Oregon