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James Knox Polk got the British to sign the treaty deciding the Oregon border.
It is a Treaty betwee Great Britain and the US that establishes the border between Canada and the US in what was then called the Oregon Territory.
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The US and Canada signed the Oregon Treaty to end their dispute about the boundaries of the Oregon territory. It set the borders for Canada and the US.
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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.
It was the Oregon Territory, which included the present states of Oregon and Washington. In 1846 the dividing line between the US and Canada (British Columbia) was established by the Oregon Treaty, and in 1867 the US purchased Alaska from Russia.
The US and Great Britain settled their dispute over the western territory by signing the Oregon Treaty in 1846. This treaty sealed the deal on a compromise on the boundaries between British and American land.