Oregon Country

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Oregon Country was a vast, historically contested region of the Pacific Northwest in North America, encompassing present-day Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of British Columbia and Wyoming, that was jointly occupied by the United States and Britain in the early 19th century.

All labels observed (9)

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf disputed territory
historical region
administeredBy Hudson's Bay Company
borderedBy Pacific Ocean
boundedBy Mexican territory (south)
Pacific Ocean
surface form: Pacific Ocean (west)

Rocky Mountains
surface form: Rocky Mountains (east)

Russian America (northwest)
claimedBy Russia
Spain
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
continent North America
disputeSettledBy Oregon Treaty of 1846
surface form: Oregon Treaty
disputeSettledWith United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
dividedAlong 49th parallel north
economicActivity fur trade
establishedBy Convention of 1818
surface form: Anglo-American Convention of 1818
exploredBy Alexander Mackenzie
George Vancouver
Lewis and Clark Expedition
governedBy United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
includesTerritoryOf British Columbia
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Wyoming Territory
surface form: Wyoming
jointlyOccupiedBy United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
knownAs Columbia District (by the Hudson's Bay Company)
Oregon Country
surface form: Oregon Territory (informally before 1848)
locatedIn Pacific Northwest
mainSettlement Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
surface form: Fort Vancouver

Oregon City, Oregon
surface form: Oregon City
majorRiver Columbia River
Fraser River
Snake River
northOf Alta California (Spanish colony)
surface form: Spanish California
partOf present-day Canada
present-day United States
relatedPoliticalSlogan "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight"
southOf Russian Alaska
successorTerritory Colony of British Columbia (mainland)
surface form: Colony of British Columbia

Oregon
surface form: Oregon Territory

Washington Territory
timePeriod 1818–1846 (joint occupation era)
early 19th century
treatyDate 1846

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David Douglas explored Oregon Country
Mexican Alta California followedBy Oregon Country
this entity surface form: U.S. Territory of Oregon (for northern portions)
Oregon Trail endPoint Oregon Country
Oregon Country knownAs Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory (informally before 1848)
Territorial Treasurer of Oregon appliesToJurisdiction Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Oregon City, Oregon namedAfter Oregon Country
Oregon Constitutional Convention of 1857 locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Alta California (Spanish colony) borderedBy Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Country (to the north)
Joseph Lane residence Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Fort Boise locatedInHistoricalRegion Oregon Country
Convention of 1818 affectedRegion Oregon Country
Oregon statehood act appliesToTerritoryPreviously Oregon Country
subject surface form: Oregon Statehood Act
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Oregon statehood act relatedTo Oregon Country
subject surface form: Oregon Statehood Act
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Oregon Treaty of 1846 definesBoundaryBetween Oregon Country
this entity surface form: British North America and the United States in the Pacific Northwest
Oregon Treaty of 1846 appliesToRegion Oregon Country
Champoeg District partOf Oregon Country
David Hill placeOfActivity Oregon Country
David Hill residence Oregon Country
David Hill politicalRegion Oregon Country
Adams–Onís Treaty affectedRegion Oregon Country
Charles Wilkes exploredRegion Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
John Baptiste Charbonneau workedIn Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Samuel R. Thurston represented Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Samuel R. Thurston workLocation Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Samuel R. Thurston jurisdictionRepresented Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Samuel R. Thurston residence Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Treaty of Dayton (1855) historicalRegion Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Columbia District (by the Hudson's Bay Company) partOf Oregon Country
subject surface form: Columbia District (Hudson's Bay Company)
Columbia District (by the Hudson's Bay Company) overlappedWith Oregon Country
subject surface form: Columbia District (Hudson's Bay Company)
this entity surface form: United States-claimed Oregon Country
"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight" refersToTerritory Oregon Country
subject surface form: Fifty-Four Forty or Fight
"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight" refersToTerritory Oregon Country
subject surface form: Fifty-Four Forty or Fight
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Government of Oregon Territory appliesToJurisdiction Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Government of Oregon Territory appliesToJurisdiction Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Country (after division with British North America)
Oregon territorial period appliesToJurisdiction Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Oregon territorial period followed Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Country period
Washington Territory precededBy Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Washington Territory partOf Oregon Country
George Curry residence Oregon Country
subject surface form: George Law Curry
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Oregon National Historic Trail endPoint Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Oregon National Historic Trail topic Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Treaty of Walla Walla (1855) appliesToJurisdiction Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Jason Lee placeOfActivity Oregon Country
Jason Lee historicalRegionOfActivity Oregon Country
Lindsay Applegate placeOfActivity Oregon Country
Lindsay Applegate placeOfActivity Oregon Country
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory
Jesse Applegate residence Oregon Country