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| Adams-Onis Treaty | The 1819 treaty in which Spain gave up its claim to Oregon & sold Florida to America. (357) |
| Russia | Spain, Britain, America and ________ all claimed part of the Oregon country in the early-1800's.(357) |
| Britain | This country shared joint-occupation of the Oregon Country with America, from 1818 until 1846. (357) |
| joint occupation | The term to describe the agreement that allowed American & British citizens to settle in Oregon from 1818 until 1846. (357) |
| Mountain Men | The fur-trappers that learned a great deal about the American West in the early-1800's. (357-358) |
| South Pass | A 12-mile opening in the Rocky Mountains that wagons could easily pass. (358) |
| emigrants | Because they left the U.S., early American settlers in the Oregon Country were __________. (358) |
| Oregon Trail | The 2,000 mile path that led to the Oregon Country. (358) |
| Manifest Destiny | The idea that it was America's destiny to spread to the Pacific Ocean. (359-360) |
| Fifty-four Forty or Fight | President James Polk's 1844 campaign slogan about American ownership of the Oregon Country. (360) |
| Oregon Country | The area between the Pacific & the Rockies north of California. (356) |
