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	World Almanac for Kids
		OREGON, one of the Pacific states of the U.S., bounded on the N by Washington, on the E by Idaho, on the S by Nevada and California, and on the W by the Pacific Ocean.
		Oregon, with an area of 254,819 sq km (98,386 sq mi), is the ninth largest state in the U.S.; 52.3% of the land area is owned by the federal government.
		Oregon was established as a territory in 1848; as originally established, it covered all the area between the 42d and 49th parallels, from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, and included present-day Washington and parts of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/oregon.html (3586 words)

	Oregon Treaty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The treaty was negotiated by U.S. Secretary of State James Buchanan, who later become president, and Richard Pakenham, envoy to the United States and member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom for Queen Victoria.
		The Oregon Treaty set the U.S. and British North American border at the 49th parallel with the exception of Vancouver Island, which was retained by the British.
		The U.S. portion of the region was organized as Oregon Territory on August 14, 1848.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oregon_Treaty (308 words)

	Oregon - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Oregon City was the first incorporated city west of the Rockies and later, the first capital of the Oregon Territory, from 1848 to 1852, when the territory capital was moved to Salem, Oregon.
		The University of Portland is Oregon's Catholic university.
		Oregon claims the D River is the shortest river in the world, while the American state of Montana makes the same claim of the Roe River.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Oregon (4388 words)

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		The Oregon Treaty provided that the boundary between the two nations 'shall be continued westward along the said forty-ninth parallel of north latitude to the middle of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver's Island.' Oregon Treaty, reprinted in Report of the Comm'n at 191.
		The court rejected the defendants' arguments that the 1908 Treaty altered the border definition in fact and concept, noting that the 1908 Treaty consistently refers to prior treaties, specifically, in relevant part, the 1846 Oregon Treaty, and nowhere indicates that the 1846 treaty is superseded.
		It specifically references both the Oregon Treaty of 1846 defining the international boundary as the 49th parallel and the 1870 Declaration approving the maps resulting from the survey conducted to carry out that treaty as defining the international boundary along the 49th parallel.
	www.tvw.org /modules/opinions/694176_o.htm (7179 words)

	Battleship Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		OREGON took part in the destruction of the Spanish Fleet at Santiago, Cuba, and is credited for actions against the Spanish vessels INFANTA MARIA TERESA, VISCAYA, ALMIRANTE OQUENDO, PLUTON, and FUROR in that engagement.
		OREGON was the only vessel in the American Squadron that was able to obtain and exceed her rated speed, as a result of a combination of factors, reflecting Clark's preparedness.
		It was the guns of the OREGON, which bracketed the CRISTOBAL COLON, that caused the COLON's commander to decide to beach the vessel, ending the battle.
	www.spanamwar.com /oregon.htm (1304 words)

	OPB: The Oregon Story
		Oregon's streams, rivers, and lakes teem with beaver, and trade in beaver pelts attracts explorers, trappers, and traders to the region.
		Treaties are signed with the Umatilla, Warm Springs, and Nez Perce tribes, which give up most of their lands but reserve exclusive rights to fish within their reservations and "at all usual and accustomed places?" Rogue River and Yakima Indian Wars begin.
		Congress ratifies the Oregon State Constitution, and Oregon accepts the congressional proposal to be admitted to the Union.
	www.opb.org /programs/oregonstory/tribal_econ/timeline.html (733 words)

	The Oregon Treaty
		A long history of dispute characterized the ownership of the Oregon Territory, which included present-day Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and portions of Montana, Wyoming, and British Columbia.
		Possession of Oregon became an issue in the Election of 1844.
		In June 1846, the Treaty of Washington was signed between Britain and the United States, the latter represented by Secretary of State James Buchanan.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1029.html (578 words)

	U.S. Navy Battleships - USS Oregon (BB 3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Oregon departed San Francisco on 19 March for Callao, Peru, the first coaling stop on her trip around South America to the East Coast for action in the impending war with Spain.
		Before dawn on the 17th, the gale moderated and Oregon proceeded around Cape Forward to Punta Arenas, where she was joined by gunboat USS Marietta (PG 15), also sailing to the east coast.
		There, Oregon received news of the declaration of war against Spain, and on 4 May she left on the next leg of her remarkable journey.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/oregon/bb3-ore.html (1278 words)

	The Treaty of 1855
		Because of those reserved treaty rights in the 6.4 million acres, the tribes maintain a keen interest and involvement in the activities that occur in that area.
		In order to prevent the evils of intemperance among said Indians, it is hereby provided that if any one of them shall drink liquor, or procure it for others to drink, (such one) may have his or her proportion of the annuities withheld from him or her for such time as the President may determine.
		This treaty shall be obligatory on the contracting parties as soon as the same shall be ratified by the President and Senate of the United States.
	www.umatilla.nsn.us /treaty.html (765 words)

	Glory of Zion International - State Prayer Focus (Oregon)
		In short, Oregon has become a state where Spiritual Intercessors abound and even prophets are beginning to notice, increase in number, and come from far places to further decree that Oregon is the state whose people protect the Prophets.
		At issue was the vast "Oregon Country" extending along the Pacific Coast from the northern edge of Spanish California on the 42nd parallel to the southern edge of "Russian America" (now Alaska) at 54 degrees 40 minutes north.
		Oregon and Washington were admitted to the union and became states in 1859 and 1889 respectively.
	www.glory-of-zion.org /oregon04.htm (2323 words)

	Thomas C. McClintock \| British Newspapers and the Oregon Treaty of 1846 \| Oregon Historical Quarterly, 104.1 \| The ...
		In 1846, the United States and Great Britain finally settled their long-standing dispute over the boundary between the U.S. and British Canada in the Oregon Country, a dispute that became known as the "Oregon Question." The first official attempt by the two nations to settle the dispute was in 1818.
		In briefly listing the general terms of the new treaty, he reminded his readers that those were the very terms he had called for the previous January and reported the "natural satisfaction" he took "in the accurate fulfilment [sic] of the views we then" expressed.
		It is ironic that of the four articles of the treaty, all of which would lead to controversy between the two nations, the issue of the free navigation of the Columbia River by the Hudson's Bay Company was the first to be raised by the press, since it would be the most quickly resolved.
	www.historycooperative.org /journals/ohq/104.1/mcclintock.html (4740 words)

	Oregon Trail, Oregon Treaty, "54-40 or fight", Bear Flag Revolt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It was a journey fraught with much hardship resulting from poor equipment, illness, and attack by the Native Americans, for whom the growing number of pioneers on the trail was an ever-constant threat.
		At first, the termination point of the Oregon Trail was Oregon City, Oregon; later, settlers continued south to the fertile and valuable land in the Willamette Valley.
		The boundary line between USA and British Canada was established at the 49th parallel to the middle of the channel that separates Vancouver Island from the continent, extending south through the channel and the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the Pacific Ocean.
	www.owlnet.rice.edu /~mwfriedm/terms/linds_11.html (626 words)

	Oregon Boundary Dispute, 1849
		The Pacific coast area in dispute, called the Oregon country, stretched from the crest of the Rockies in the east to the ocean in the west, and from the 42nd parallel in the south (today's California-Oregon border) to the parallel of 54 degrees, 40 minutes in the north (today's Alaska-British Columbia border)...
		There, the Oregon Treaty is often remembered vividly as a loss, and one of many examples of American disrespect for Canadian borders and national integrity.
		When the Oregon Treaty was signed, the Confederation of Canada did not exist; America's northern neighbor was not a nation, but rather several British colonies.
	www.xphomestation.com /xp-ns-more.html (2659 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Oregon tailback Jonathan Stewart was held to 25 yards in last weekâs loss at Cal, and the Pac-10âs fourth-leading rusher (96......
		Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States bordering the Pacific Ocean, California, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada.
		Oregon is represented at the federal level by two senators and five representatives, which translates into seven electoral votes.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/oregon (4269 words)

	Oregon History_of_Oregon : Oregon Search Network
		The Oregon State Society Daughters of the American Revolution began with the formation of the Multnomah Chapter in Portland by Mrs.
		The Oregon and Washington Society was organized June 6, 1891, at Portland, Oregon, mainly through the efforts of General Thomas M. Anderson, then Colonel of the 14th Infantry stationed at Vancouver Barracks.
		This is the treaty between the United States and Great Britain that established the Oregon territory.
	www.oregonsearch.net /History_of_Oregon/page5.html (397 words)

	Willamette Valley History
		Oregon was an Indian land but a prize lusted for by two partisans.
		Oregon became a sidebar in the unfolding story of the Mexican War.
		In spite of claims that the vote in the spring of 1843 on French Prairie sealed the fate of American sovereignty to the Oregon Country, there is no evidence that the Polk administration weighed the action.
	www.guidetooregon.com /regions/willamette/history.html (2099 words)

	U.S./Canada Salmon Wars Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In pursuit of these principles, the treaty calls for the Commission to take into account three primary factors: the desirability in most cases of reducing interceptions, the desirability of avoiding undue disruption of existing fisheries, and annual variations in abundance of stocks.
		Yet, after 10 years of this regime only 50% of the stocks were rebuilding (a calculation based upon spawning escapements levels); harvest rates had not been reduced to intended levels, and under the existing harvest ceilings only one-third of the naturally spawning stocks were projected to achieve their escapement goals by 1998.
		These conflicting views and positions came to a head in the summer of 1995 when the treaty tribes were joined by the Washington Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans in a U.S. Federal lawsuit that sought to close the Alaskan troll fishery.
	www.wsg.washington.edu /salmon/huppertreport.html (3972 words)

	Oregon History & Information
		This treaty between the U.S. and Great Britain established the U.S. rights to the Oregon Territory below the 49th parallel.
		Text of the letters and journals written by the wife of Marcus Whitman, the missionary during her journey and the time at the mission before the massacre.
		Personal histories of life in Oregon collected by the WPA for the Library of Congress.
	www.chenowith.k12.or.us /tech/subject/social/states/oregon.html (185 words)

	PACIFIC SALMON TREATY ACT: Summary from Federal Wildlife Laws Handbook
		This Act was passed in fulfillment of obligations under the Pacific Salmon Treaty between the U.S. and Canada, signed at Ottawa, January 28, 1985.
		Treaty: the treaty between the U.S. and Canada concerning Pacific salmon, signed at Ottawa, January 28, 1985.
		To enable the U.S. to fulfill its treaty obligations, the states of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington and the treaty Indian tribes are to advise the Secretary of laws or regulations pertaining to the harvest of Pacific salmon, as well as any amendments.
	ipl.unm.edu /cwl/fedbook/psalmon.html (777 words)

	Manifest Destiny & James K. Polk: A Political View of a
		Because of the Mexican War, the Oregon Treaty, and the relocation of the Indians, the United States came to possess these lands that included the American Southwest from Texas westward and the Pacific Northwest.
		Prior to Polk’s election in 1844, a treaty to annex Texas was defeated by a vote of 35 to 16.
		It was at this point that Polk brought the Oregon boundary question to an end by successfully acquiring all of the land for the United States.
	www.bsu.edu /classes/fisher/manifest.html (6042 words)

	Oregon — FactMonster.com
		Oregon has a $3.3 billion lumber and wood products industry, and an $859 million paper and allied manufacturing industry.
		University of Oregon - Oregon, University of, mainly at Eugene; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1872, opened...
		Oregon, state, United States - Oregon, state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108262.html (360 words)

	History - PNWcommunity
		From the 1810s until the 1840s, modern-day Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and western Montana, along with most of British Columbia, were part of the Oregon Country, which was jointly administered by the United States and the United Kingdom after the Treaty of 1818.
		This arrangement ended as U.S. settlement grew and Polk was elected on a platform of "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight"; after a war scare with the United Kingdom, the two nations negotiated the 1846 Oregon Treaty, partitioning the region along the 49th parallel and resolving most (but not all) of the border disputes.
		The U.S. portion became the Oregon Territory; it was later subdivided into territories that were eventually admitted as states.
	pnw.wikia.com /wiki/History (217 words)

	Oregon History Online 7
		At the treaty all the Indians were assembled from Canyonville, Myrtle Creek and Galesville and to organize them Palmer asked them to elect a head chief and a sub chief at this election.
		The treaties involved a total of $91,300, which was to be paid to the native population in ten annual installments of clothing, flour and other groceries, other goods, and small amounts of money.
		In his treaties Dart, included the provision that aboriginal villages or tribes receive certain portions of their deeded lands as permanent homes, a policy that was at odds with that of the government.
	users.wi.net /~census/lesson40.html (19840 words)

	The Treaty Trail: People of the Treaties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		During the spring of 1845, Palmer started overland to Oregon to investigate the possibilities of this new Territory.
		Serving with distinction, Palmer had the difficult task of securing Oregon lands from warring Indian tribes while preventing the outbreak of hostilities.
		He served as speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives in 1862 and as a state senator, 1864-1868.
	washingtonhistoryonline.org /treatytrail/context/bios/joel-palmer.htm (1127 words)

	Oregon, Travel & Vacation Guides, Coast Tours, Portland, Salem, Photos, Maps
		Today, major scenic Oregon vacation spots are found all along the Columbia River area and include Crater Lake National Park and Mount Hood with a multitude of opportunities for spring river rafting.
		Other popular summer travel attractions include Oregon Coast driving tours along U.S. Highway 101, Oregon Caves National Monument, Hells Canyon, and Newberry Volcanic National Monument plus a variety of annual summer fairs and festivals.
		Eastern Oregon Visitor's Association - The rivers, mountains and plains of Oregon with lots of scenic beauty in pictures with information on what to see and where to stay.
	www.chiff.com /travel/oregon.htm (316 words)

	Establishing Borders: The Expansion of the United States, 1846-48
		The treaty between the United States and Britain that ended the American Revolutionary War.
		An agreement between the United States and Britain that settled the Oregon boundary at 49°N latitude.
		The treaty between United States and Mexico that brought an end to the Mexican American War.
	www.smithsonianeducation.org /educators/lesson_plans/borders/terms.html (174 words)

	Today in History: November 11
		Until 1846, Washington was part of "Oregon Country," a region jointly occupied by England and the United States.
		Officially a part of Oregon Territory, popular agitation resulted in the organization of Washington Territory in 1853.
		Denial of statehood was largely due to a concern that the lack of an interstate railroad connection would interfere in the effective governance of Oregon as a state.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/nov11.html (1190 words)

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