Oregon - Briani
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Oregon
By Briani Vasquez
Were is Oregon Oregon country
was a portion of
land between
the Pacific
Ocean and
Rocky
Mountains.
Join Together
In 1818 Americans and British agreed to ''joint occupation'' of Oregon. They allowed citizens to settle there. Over decades settlers went there for different reasons.
American Reasons
Americans went to Oregon to become missionaries.Or to start farms or large settlements.
Or
British Reasons
British
mostly
came to
Oregon for
fur trade.
The Treaty In 1846 United
States signed a
treaty with Great
Britain.It gave
United States
Oregon,
Washington, Idaho,
part of Montana,
and Wyoming.
Land
After 1846 United
States had all the
land between Pacific
and Atlantic Oceans
belonged to United
States.They had a lot
of land to settle.
Oregon Trail
Some people were going west they took the Oregon trail which is a trail for wagons it was 2,000 miles long some people traveled in groups for it to be easier but still many people died.
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By Briani Vasquez