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The Oregon Country/Columbia District stretched from 42°N to 54°40′N. The most heavily disputed portion is highlighted. The Oregon boundary dispute or the Oregon Question was a 19th-century territorial dispute over the political division of the Pacific Northwest of North America between several nations that had competing territorial and commercial aspirations in the region.
Like many other U.S. states, the politics of Oregon largely concerns regional issues. [1] Oregon leans Democratic as a state, with both U.S. senators from the Democratic party, [2] as well as five out of Oregon's six U.S. Representatives. [3] The Democratic candidate for president has won in Oregon in every election since 1988. [4]
The Oregon Treaty [a] was a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States that 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; the area had been jointly occupied by both Britain and the U.S. since the Treaty of 1818.
Oregon Historical Quarterly 100#1 (Spring 1999): 4–31. Etulain, Richard W. Lincoln and Oregon Country Politics in the Civil War Era (2013). Smith, Stacey L. "Oregon's Civil War: The Troubled Legacy of Emancipation in the Pacific Northwest." Oregon Historical Quarterly 115.2 (2014): 154–173.
Two Republicans are running in the May 21 primary to replace Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who announced she would not seek a fourth term. Michael Cross, Will Lathrop vie for Republican ...
Oregon lawmakers gave final passage Thursday to a campaign finance reform bill that limits the amount of money people and political parties can contribute to candidates, following recent elections ...
The legal battle has now gone all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which is scheduled to hear arguments in the case on April 22. The decision could affect how cities nationwide address ...
Charles Henry Martin (October 1, 1863 – September 22, 1946) was an American Army officer and later politician in the state of Oregon.A native of Illinois, he had a 40-year career in the military including serving in conflicts from the Spanish–American War to World War I before retiring as a major general.