Oregon Territory

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/oregon-territory

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Oregon Territory?Northwestern United States, west of the Rocky Mountains
2. When was Oregon Territory built?August 14, 1848, by an Act of Congress
3. What is the admitted to union?February 14, 1859, as the State of Oregon
4. What is the capital cities?Oregon City (1848-1851), Salem (1851-1853), Corvallis (1853), Salem (1853-1859)
5. What was the Oregon Territory and when was it organized?The Oregon Territory was a large area that later became Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. It was officially organized on August 14, 1848.
6. Which states were originally part of the Oregon Territory?The territory included the future states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, plus parts of Wyoming and Montana.

Manifest Destiny: The 19th-century belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent.
Joint Occupation: An arrangement where two or more countries agree to share control over a territory.
Territorial Acquisition: The process by which a country gains control over new land or territory.
Civic Development: The process of building and improving the structures and systems that serve a community or country.