Oregon Territory - Territorial Evolution of Oregon

Territorial Evolution of Oregon

  • Territorial evolution of the United States
    • International territory that would later become part of the Territory of Oregon:
      • Oregon Country, 1818–1846
        • Provisional Government of Oregon, 1843-1849 (extralegal)
    • U.S. territories that encompassed land that was previously part of the Territory of Oregon:
      • State of Deseret, 1849-1850 (extralegal)
      • Territory of Washington, 1853–1889
      • Territory of Jefferson, 1859-1861 (extralegal)
      • Territory of Nebraska, 1854–1867
      • Territory of Dakota, 1861–1889
      • Territory of Idaho, 1863–1890
      • Territory of Montana, 1864–1889
      • Territory of Wyoming, 1868–1890
    • U.S. states that encompass land that was once part of the Territory of Oregon:
      • Oregon, 1859
      • Montana, 1889
      • Washington, 1889
      • Idaho, 1890
      • Wyoming, 1890

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