At the beginning of the 19th century Oregon County included the present states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and parts of Montana, Wyoming and British Columbia.
On 18th January, 1803, President Thomas Jefferson requested permission from Congress to explore the vast lands to the west of the Mississippi. Jefferson claimed that there were "great supplies of fur and peltry" to be obtained from the Native Americans living in this area. He argued that the expedition would provide opportunities for "extending the external commerce of the United States".
The following month Congress approved the venture that became known as the Corps of Discovery. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were co-commander of the expedition. On 23rd September, 1806, the party arrived back at St. Louis. The 28 month expedition produced a considerable body of data concerning the topographical features of the county and its natural resources.
In the 1830s some American politicians began to argue that the United States should absorb all of North America. Lewis Linn, the senator for Missouri, called for the British to be pushed out of Oregon. In an attempt to persuade Americans to settle in Oregon he introduced a bill into the Senate granting free land as a reward for those prepared to travel across the Rocky Mountains to claim it. Other politicians argued that this legislation would result in a war with Britain and the bill was defeated.
There were several reasons why people were willing to risk the long journey to Oregon. Emigrants stressed the importance of escaping from the fever-infested swamps of Missouri and Mississippi. Francis Parkman, who interviewed a large number of emigrants and claimed that many mentioned a desire to escape from unpleasant weather conditions: "The bad climate seems to have been the motive that has induced many of them to set out."
Stories also circulated about the high quality of the crops that could be grown in Oregon. Potential emigrants were told that wheat "grew as tall as a man, with each stalk sprouting seven kernels", clover was so dense that the "farmer could barely get into the field to harvest it" and turnips were "five feet tall". In the years between 1840 and 1848 an estimated 11,512 migrated overland to Oregon Trail.
In 1848 Congress established the Oregon Territory. It was admitted as the 33rd state on 14th February, 1859. Over the next few years it became a leading producer of nuts, wheat, hay, oats and potatoes.
It was important because it was a document declaring we were no longer apart of the British crown, but our own nation.
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no the U.S. should not have colonies as it can shatter unity all the colonies will do their own thing and can lead to bad thing.
wars will take place more often between the colonies for particular things like a mines.
this could create mass wars and death.
if they had to fight a war they would all be defeated easily and each colonies will do what they feel is right.
if colonies are made in the U.S. it can lead to mostly bad thing. Thus U.S. should not have even a single colony
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Answer:Who was Marco Polo? Let me tell you Marco Polo was a lot of things. He was a Italian merchant, explorer, and traveler. His biggest impact was when he traveled along the silk road where he traded jewels, silk and many other things. He also spread many things about China's culture and how they did things.
How did he inspire Colomus and Magellan? Both Columbus and Magellan were inspired by the stories told about the Marco Polo and his adventures across China. Both Columbus and Magellan became very well known explorers in their time and in ours. All because of the influence Marco Polo had on the both of them.
In Asia,Marco Polo met Kublai Khan, Kublai Khan was the Mongol emperor. Marco Polo then went on to do numerous missions for Kublai all across China.
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