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1. Chapter 12 Manifest Destiny 1818-1853
2. I. The Oregon Country A. Rivalry in the West
U.S., Russia, Spain, and England all claimed
Spain gave up with the Adams-Onis Treaty 1819
Joint occupation with England
1. Mountain Men
Trapped Beaver pelts
Traded at rendezvous
Founded trails, routes, and passes
Acted as guides to Oregon afterwards
3. The Oregon Country cont. B. Settling Oregon 1. The Whitman Mission Est. 1836 near Walla Walla, WA Cayuse killed them in 1847 after a measles epidemic 2. The Oregon Trail 1840s Oregon Fever 2,000 miles on prairie schooners Independence, MO to the Willamette Valley