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Oregon Treaty
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Oregon Treaty
The
Oregon Treaty
is a
treaty
between the
United Kingdom
and the
United States
that was signed on June 15, 1846, in
Washington, D.C.
Signed under the presidency of
James K. Polk
, the treaty brought an end to the
Oregon boundary dispute
by settling competing American and British claims to the
Oregon Country
; the area had been
jointly occupied
by both Britain and the U.S. since the
Treaty of 1818
.
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