Oregon Treaty and American Settlement of the Oregon Country (1846–1860)

1. U.S. and Britain renew joint occupation

   Oct 20, 1818Labels: Convention of, U S

   • Britannica

2. “Great Migration” accelerates overland settlement

   Jan 1, 1843Labels: Great Migration, Oregon Trail

   • NPS
   • Britannica

3. Provisional Government created at Champoeg

   May 2, 1843Labels: Champoeg, Provisional Government

   • Oregon Enc
   • Wikipedia

4. Polk elected amid renewed Oregon boundary pressure

   Nov 5, 1844Labels: James K, 1844 election

   • Miller Center
   • Wikipedia

5. “Fifty-four forty or fight” appears in print

   Jan 1, 1846Labels: Fifty-four forty

   • Wikipedia

6. Oregon Treaty signed in Washington, D.C.

   Jun 15, 1846Labels: Oregon Treaty, U S

   • Oregon Enc
   • Wikipedia

7. U.S. Senate approves the Oregon Treaty

   Jun 18, 1846Labels: U S, Ratification

   • Oregon Enc

8. Whitman massacre triggers regional war

   Nov 29, 1847Labels: Whitman massacre, Waiilatpu

   • Wikipedia
   • Oregon Enc

9. Congress creates the Oregon Territory

   Aug 14, 1848Labels: Oregon Territory, U S

   • NPS
   • LOC

10. Cayuse Five executed after Oregon City trial

    Jun 3, 1850Labels: Cayuse Five, Oregon City

    • Oregon Enc
    • UO News

11. Donation Land Claim Act promotes homesteading

    Sep 27, 1850Labels: Donation Land, Congress

    • Wikipedia
    • Oregon Law

12. Washington Territory created from Oregon Territory

    Mar 2, 1853Labels: Washington Territory, Oregon Territory

    • Oregon Enc
    • Wikipedia

13. Willamette Valley Treaty negotiated at Dayton

    Jan 22, 1855Labels: Willamette Valley, Joel Palmer

    • Digitreaties
    • Oregon Enc

14. First major Yakima War engagement at Toppenish

    Oct 5, 1855Labels: Yakima War, Toppenish Creek

    • Wikipedia
    • NPS