Oregon Treaty; Scope and content: This treaty divided the Oregon country between the United States and Canada at the 49th parallel. It granted to the United States land that would later comprise the entire states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, as well as portions of Montana and Wyoming. Pictured is the signature page and President Polk's proclamation announcing the treaty. General notes: Treaty documentation is available in Perfected International Treaties, 1778-1945, National Archives Microfilm Publication M1247. For treaty text and accompanying documentation, see Department of State pub
Oregon Treaty; Scope and content: This treaty divided the Oregon country between the United States and Canada at the 49th parallel. It granted to the United States land that would later comprise the entire states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, as well as portions of Montana and Wyoming. Pictured is the signature page and President Polk's proclamation announcing the treaty. General notes: Treaty documentation is available in Perfected International Treaties, 1778-1945, National Archives Microfilm Publication M1247. For treaty text and accompanying documentation, see Department of State publication Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America, 1776- . Exhibit History: The Written Word Endures, April 1976 - August 1979, National Archives Circular Gallery, Washington, DC, Exhibit No. [NAF 7101].
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