1. Manifest Destiny 1818 to 1853
Chapter thirteen

2. The Oregon Country
Section One

3. A) Rivalry in the Northwest

4. Oregon Territory
The Oregon Territory was made up of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Wyoming and Montana.

5. Disputes over Oregon
In the early 1800’s, four nations occupied the Oregon territory: the United States, Great Britain, Spain, and Russia.

6. John Quincy Adams
In 1818, John Quincy Adams arranged for the U.S. and. Britain to occupy the territory.

7. Adams-Onis Treaty
The Adams-Onis Treaty moved Spain out of the Oregon Territory. Russia also moved out.

8. Oregon’s First Settlers
Mountain men were Oregon’s first settlers.

9. John Jacob Astor
In 1808, the American Fur Company was established.

10. American Fur Company
Mountain men trapped animals for their fur and traded with merchants.

11. Rendezvous
Once a year, these men met for a gathering where they traded, told stories, and stocked up on supplies.

12. South Pass
Along with trapping, many of the mountain men also explored remote regions of the west.

13. B) Oregon and manifest destiny

14. Oregon Missions
Missionaries settled in Oregon because they wanted to convert the Native Americans to Christianity.

15. Narcissa & Marcus Whitman
The missionaries preached to the Native Americans and had a school for the children.

16. Whitman Massacre
The Whitmans were killed by the Cayuse Indians. Many Native Americans had died from a measles outbreak and they blamed the missionaries .

17. Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail began as a huge migration of settlers.

18. Americans Move West
Many Americans raced to settle in the Oregon Territory.

19. Manifest Destiny
Americans believed they had a God given right to take over the continent.

20. Election of 1844 Oregon became a key issue in the election of 1844.
James Polk won with his slogan “54-40 or fight!”

21. U.S. / British Compromise
In 1846, the U.S. and Britain agreed on a northern border between British Canada and Oregon.