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Was Oregon a British colony or a Spanish colony?
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- staisilLv 711 months agoFavorite Answer
Both the United States and Great Britain claimed the Oregon Territory. Spain only explored the area. The U.S. and Great Britain split Oregon 50-50 with the Oregon Treaty of 1846.
- Sir CausticLv 711 months ago
Neither. It was Swiss. After all, the Swiss discovered it, and even made up the name. "Oregon", as you probably know, is Swiss for "New Switzerland". Hope this helped.
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- Anonymous11 months ago
In the 1800s there were British and Russians colonies on the west coast of the Oregon Country. That's why John L. O'Sullivan started to preach Manifest Destiny, he wanted Americans to claim all of the Oregon Country before the British and/or Russians did.
From 1812 - 1841, the Russians even had a settlement at Fort Ross in Northern California.
