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“MANIFEST DESTINY”. OREGON COUNTRY. CLAIMS TO OREGON. United States. Great Britain. Spain. Russia. Great Britain. United States. JOINT OCCUPATION. JOHN JACOB ASTOR. Merchant---American Fur Company—first trust; first US multi-millionaire. MOUNTAIN MEN. MOUNTAIN MEN.
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CLAIMS TO OREGON United States Great Britain Spain Russia
Great Britain United States JOINT OCCUPATION
JOHN JACOB ASTOR • Merchant---American Fur Company—first trust; first US multi-millionaire
MOUNTAIN MEN Jedediah Smith mountain man who found the South Pass through the Rocky Mountains Jim Beckwourth African-American mountain man; lived amongst Crow Indians
The Oregon Trail Tens of Thousands made Great Migration 2000 Mi. Journey
“MANIFEST DESTINY” UNITED STATES HAD SPECIAL PURPOSE TO POSSESS THE ENTIRE CONTINENT Term coined by newspaper editor John O’Sullivan in the 1840s.
1844 Election Henry Clay Whig James K. Polk Democrat WINNER Slogan: “54/40 or Fight” (Northern Border of Oregon)
Boundary Line Set at 49 Degree North In 1846 Oregon Compromise O C C U P A T I O N Great Britain & United States JOINT