threatened to go to war
Great Britain
in 1846, Britain agreed for the US to take control of this territory.
Great Britain
Polk did not really want to fight Britain. Instead, in 1846, he agreed to a compromise. Oregon was divided at latitude 49°N. Britain got the lands north of the line, and the United States got the lands south of the line.
Oregon
The Oregon Territory was split between the United States and Britain.
Britain
The United States, Great Britain, Spain, and Russia claimed the Oregon territory, in other words, the Oregon Country.
In 1846 under President James K. Polk the U.S. signed a treaty with Britain that gave the U.S. possession of the Oregon territory.
Britain
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Britain