North America, 02 Oct 1843: Oregon Dispute
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Political map of North America & the Caribbean on 02 Oct 1843 (Manifest Destiny: Oregon Dispute), showing the following events: Jones’s War; Webster-Ashburton Treaty; Mier Expedition; Construction of Fort Victoria; Santo Tomás Colony; Naval Battle of Campeche; Creation of Provisional Government of Oregon; Great Migration of 1843.

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A m e r i c a

C a n a d a(Br.)

R u p e r t ' s L a n d(Br./HBC)

Oregon
Country(US/Br. joint occ)

The
Bahamas(Br.)

Newfoundland(Br.)

Unorganized
Territory

Leeward Islands(Br.)

Windward
Islands(Br.)

Nova Scotia(Br.)

British
Guiana(Br.)

Puerto
Rico(Sp.)

Florida
Terr.(US terr.)

Iowa
Territory(US terr.)

P.G. of
Oregon(US infl.)

Mosquito
Kingdom(Br. back.)

Lakota
Sioux,
Cheyenne

Iron Confederacy

Great
Basin
peoples

Wisconsin
Terr.(US terr.)

Dutch
W. Indies(Neth.)

Disputed
Territory(Tex-Mex disp)

N'west Coast
Peoples

St P. & M.(Fr.)

Bay Is.(Br. ctrl)

Oct 1842Cmdre Jones
seizes Monterey

Nov 1842Maine dispute
resolved

Nov–Dec 1842Texians raid Mier

?? 1843British build Fort
Vancouver

19 Apr 1843–? ?? 1855Unsuccessful Belgian
Santo Tomas colony

30 Apr–16 May 1843Texas & Yucatan
fight Mexican navy

2 May–5 Jul 1843Settlers form prov.
gov. in Oregon

22 May–? Oct 1843Great Migration of 1843:
major wagon trains begin
traveling Oregon Trail

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