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when the Oregon treaty was signed.
The Oregon Territory was held jointly by the US and Britain until 1846, when the boundary was settled at the 49th parallel.
Oregon Treaty, (49th Parallel)
The Oregon Treaty was signed on 15 June 1846.
This was the Oregon Treaty which established the boundary between the Oregon Territory and Canada.
The dispute over the northern boundary of the U.S. claim to the Oregon Territory was was settled in the Treaty of Oregon of 1846, during the presidency of James K. Polk. The treaty established the boundary between British Canada and the U.S. at 49-degrees latitude. -- Contributed by Ray Kovach, Chicago, IL
1846
One of the states formed from the Oregon Country is Oregon itself. Oregon was established as a state in 1859 as part of the Compromise of 1850, splitting from the larger Oregon Territory. The territory was initially jointly occupied by the United States and Britain until a boundary was established at the 49th parallel in the Oregon Treaty of 1846, paving the way for Oregon's statehood.
The parallel 54 degrees 40' north was the northern boundary of the Oregon Territory, which was claimed by both the United States and Great Britain in the mid-19th century. This boundary was significant in the context of the Oregon boundary dispute, which was resolved with the Oregon Treaty of 1846. The treaty established the boundary at the 49th parallel, south of 54 degrees 40', thereby granting the U.S. control over the majority of the territory.
The United States annexed Texas.
Polk's expansionist policies in the Oregon Territory led to a treaty with Britain in 1846 that set the boundary between the United States and Canada at the 49th parallel. This secured the territory for the United States and avoided potential conflict with Britain.