Oregon statehood act
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The Oregon Statehood Act was the 1859 U.S. federal law that admitted Oregon to the Union as a state and established its state government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oregon Admission Act | 1 |
| Oregon statehood act canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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statehood act ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Oregon ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritoryPreviously |
Oregon Country
ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon Territory
|
| category |
1850s in United States law
ⓘ
Legal history of Oregon ⓘ Statehood acts of the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| defines | relationship between the State of Oregon and the federal government ⓘ |
| documentType | public law ⓘ |
| effect |
Oregon admitted to the Union as the 33rd state
ⓘ
creation of a state constitution-based government in Oregon ⓘ |
| fieldOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
federalism in the United States ⓘ |
| follows |
Government of Oregon Territory
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surface form:
Oregon Territory government
|
| hasEffectOn |
political status of Oregon
ⓘ
representation of Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ representation of Oregon in the U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| hasLegalConsequences |
eligibility of Oregon residents to vote in federal elections as citizens of a state
ⓘ
extension of the U.S. Constitution to the State of Oregon ⓘ |
| hasPart |
provisions concerning federal public lands in Oregon
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provisions defining Oregon’s boundaries ⓘ provisions for assumption of certain territorial debts ⓘ provisions for judicial organization in the new state ⓘ provisions for representation of Oregon in Congress ⓘ provisions for transfer of public property from territorial to state authorities ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century United States ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | admission acts for U.S. states ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legalStatusConferred | statehood for Oregon ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | process of U.S. territorial expansion ⓘ |
| purpose |
admission of Oregon as a U.S. state
ⓘ
establishment of the state government of Oregon ⓘ |
| regulates | transition from territorial to state institutions in Oregon ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Admissions Clause
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surface form:
Admission to the Union clause of the U.S. Constitution
Oregon Constitution ⓘ Oregon Country ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon Territory
|
| replaces | territorial government of Oregon ⓘ |
| significantPlace | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| topic |
U.S. constitutional law regarding admission of new states
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U.S. westward expansion ⓘ statehood of Oregon ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oregon Admission Act