In 1818, the two countries agreed to joint occupancy of the area west of the Rocky Mountains, which lasted until 1846, when the Oregon Treaty divided the lands along the 49th parallel.
It was in the 1800's. I learned about it 2 or 1 month ago. They bought it after Meriwether Lewis and William Clark discovered the Oregon Country. It included Idaho, Oregon[of course], Part of Montana, and Washington. -In 1819, Oregon was claimed by four nations-Russia, Spain, Great Britain and the United States. Spain was first to drop out of the claim, then Russia agreed to limit it's claim to the 54 degree 40' parallel of latitude, which is today's southern border of Alaska. In 1825, Britain and the United States agreed to a peaceful "joint occupation" of Oregon. In 1846, after a change in government, the United States made a treaty with Great Britain. They agreed to split Oregon Country in half, on the 49th parallel, which is now the northern border of Washington, Idaho, and Montana.
Oregon.
Oregon, it's on the Pacific coast.
Oregon of course!
Mount Hood is in Oregon
Joint Occapactiy
Joint Occapactiy
The United States, Great Britain, Spain, and Russia claimed the Oregon territory, in other words, the Oregon Country.
Britain, Spain, Russia, and the United States were the ones who claimed Oregon.
oregon country
The rush-bagot agreement fixed the border between the United States & Canada at the 49th parallel & it resolved conflict to the claims of Oregon between Britain and the U.S. (they occupied it jointly for 10 years)
The United States, Great Britain, Spain, and Russia claimed the Oregon territory, in other words, the Oregon Country.
Oregon
U.S. and Britain
it was claimed by Britain, U.S.,Spain,and Russia
Great Britain and the United States both wanted the northwest area that is now Oregon and Washington state. President Polk told Great Britain "54'40" or Fight." There was no fight, there was a compromise.
Britian, Russia, Spain and the United States all had competing claims to Oregon.