Provisional Government of Oregon
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The Provisional Government of Oregon was the early settler-formed governing body that administered the Oregon Country in the Pacific Northwest before the establishment of formal U.S. territorial authority.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former government
ⓘ
provisional government ⓘ |
| alsoUsedCurrency |
beaver skins
ⓘ
wheat ⓘ |
| capital | Oregon City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Oregon Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| disestablishedBecauseOf | creation of Oregon Territory by U.S. Congress ⓘ |
| endDate | 1849-03-03 ⓘ |
| establishedAt | Champoeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | settlers in Willamette Valley ⓘ |
| establishedByEvent | Champoeg Meetings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludedFromPoliticalRights | most Indigenous peoples of the region ⓘ |
| executiveBody |
Executive Committee of the Provisional Government of Oregon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Office of Governor of the Provisional Government of Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstGovernor | George Abernethy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagUsed | United States flag (informally) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Territorial Government of Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | settler-formed provisional government ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Governor ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first American-style settler government in the Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
laid groundwork for Oregon’s admission as a U.S. territory and later state ⓘ |
| judicialBody | Supreme Court of the Provisional Government of Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | laws based on Iowa Territory statutes ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Representatives of the Provisional Government of Oregon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legislative Committee of the Provisional Government of Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North America
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Idaho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Montana ⓘ parts of Wyoming ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivities |
agriculture
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ |
| notOfficiallyRecognizedBy |
United Kingdom government at time of creation
ⓘ
United States federal government at time of creation ⓘ |
| populationBasis |
American settlers
ⓘ
French-Canadian settlers ⓘ |
| precededBy | no formal non‑Native government in Oregon Country ⓘ |
| reasonForEstablishment | lack of formal U.S. or British civil authority in Oregon Country ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | local settlers ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | dispute over sovereignty in Oregon Country ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Oregon Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Oregon Territory government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1843-05-02 ⓘ |
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