<span>The treaty was signed on June 15, 1846,
ending the joint occupation with Great Britain and making most
Oregonians below the 49th parallel American citizens. ... When the
Colony of British Columbia joined Canada in 1871, the 49th Parallel and
marine boundaries established by the Oregon Treaty became the Canada–US border.</span>
Gaining control of Paris and forcing a change in the monarchy.
The Puritan values that affected American society in both positive and negative ways continue to influence our nation today. The American concept of limited government stems from the Puritan community. Puritans believed that no single person or group of people should be trusted to run the government <span>the puritans create the form of democracy used by the American government today</span>
