Oregon Treaty of 1846

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bilateral treaty boundary treaty international agreement

The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully settled their competing claims in the Pacific Northwest by establishing the 49th parallel as the boundary west of the Rocky Mountains.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Oregon Treaty	4
Oregon Treaty of 1846 canonical	4
Oregon Boundary Treaty	1
Oregon boundary dispute	1
Treaty of Washington (1846)	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ boundary treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ
addressesIssue	joint occupation of the Oregon Country ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Oregon Treaty of 1846 ⓘ surface form: Oregon Boundary Treaty Oregon Treaty of 1846 ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Washington (1846)
appliesToRegion	Oregon Country ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ
avoids	armed conflict between the United States and Great Britain over the Oregon Country ⓘ
category	Canada–United States border ⓘ Treaties of the United Kingdom ⓘ Treaties of the United States ⓘ United States expansionism ⓘ
containsClauseOn	navigation of the Columbia River ⓘ property rights of British subjects ⓘ property rights of the Hudson’s Bay Company ⓘ
dateSigned	1846-06-15 ⓘ
definesBoundaryBetween	British Columbia and the United States ⓘ Oregon Country ⓘ surface form: British North America and the United States in the Pacific Northwest Canada and the United States in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ
definesBoundaryWestOf	Rocky Mountains ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	1846 ⓘ
establishesBoundary	49th parallel north ⓘ
historicalContext	Anglo-American relations in the mid-19th century ⓘ westward expansion of the United States ⓘ
historicalEra	19th century ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasisFor	border between British Columbia and Idaho ⓘ border between British Columbia and Montana ⓘ border between British Columbia and Washington State ⓘ modern Canada–United States border in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ
locationSigned	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
negotiatingState	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
party	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
precedesEvent	creation of the Oregon Territory (United States) ⓘ establishment of the British colony of British Columbia ⓘ establishment of the Washington Territory ⓘ
primaryBritishNegotiator	Richard Pakenham ⓘ
primaryUSNegotiator	James Buchanan ⓘ
provides	for continuation of British navigation rights on the Columbia River for a limited time ⓘ for protection of property rights of British subjects south of the new boundary ⓘ for protection of property rights of the Hudson’s Bay Company ⓘ
relatedToSlogan	"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight" ⓘ surface form: Fifty-Four Forty or Fight
resolves	Oregon boundary dispute ⓘ
signatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
signedUnderUSPresident	James K. Polk ⓘ
subject	Oregon boundary dispute ⓘ
supersedes	Convention of 1818 ⓘ surface form: Convention of 1818 (regarding joint occupation of Oregon Country)
yearSigned	1846 ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States territorial expansion → significantEvent → Oregon Treaty of 1846 ⓘ

Oregon Country → disputeSettledBy → Oregon Treaty of 1846 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oregon Treaty

Canada–United States border → historicalTreaty → Oregon Treaty of 1846 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oregon Treaty

Convention of 1818 → followedBy → Oregon Treaty of 1846 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oregon Treaty

Convention of 1818 → involves → Oregon Treaty of 1846 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oregon boundary dispute

Oregon Treaty of 1846 → alsoKnownAs → Oregon Treaty of 1846 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oregon Boundary Treaty

Oregon Treaty of 1846 → alsoKnownAs → Oregon Treaty of 1846 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Washington (1846)

Anglo-American wars → notableEvent → Oregon Treaty of 1846 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oregon Treaty

Columbia District (by the Hudson's Bay Company) → relatedTreaty → Oregon Treaty of 1846 ⓘ

subject surface form: Columbia District (Hudson's Bay Company)

Columbia District (by the Hudson's Bay Company) → declinedAfter → Oregon Treaty of 1846 ⓘ

subject surface form: Columbia District (Hudson's Bay Company)

"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight" → historicalOutcomeRelatedTo → Oregon Treaty of 1846 ⓘ

subject surface form: Fifty-Four Forty or Fight