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Oregon Treaty

Took place on June 15, 1846

180

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The Oregon Treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States was signed on June 15, 1846, in Washington, D.C. The treaty brought an end to the Oregon boundary dispute by settling competing American and British claims to the Oregon Country through partition.

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