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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.
Record group: Record Group 11: General Records of the United States Government, 1778 - 2006 (National Archives Identifier: 340)Series: Perfected Treaties, 1778 - 1945 (National Archives Identifier: 299804)
The Oregon Bill of 1848, officially titled when approved, "An Act to Establish the Territorial Government of Oregon," [1] was an act of Congress to turn Oregon into an official U.S. Territory. The bill was passed on August 14, 1848. It was enacted by the 30th United States Congress, and signed by President James K. Polk.
In 1846, the Oregon boundary dispute between the U.S. and Britain was settled with the signing of the Oregon Treaty. [ 5 ] The United States federal government left their part of the region unorganized for two years until news of the Whitman massacre reached the United States Congress and helped to facilitate the organization of the region into ...
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Oregon’s paid leave benefit is paid for by both employer and employee contributions. Beginning January 1, 2022, both employers and employees will pay a small payroll tax into the insurance fund.
Oregon lawmakers extended the state's eviction safe harbor protection policy and allotted $215 million toward supporting landlords and tenants.
One law allowed people to claim 640 acres (2.6 km 2) if they improved the land, which would be solidified later by Congress' adoption of the Donation Land Claim Act. [12] Another law allowed the government to organize a militia and call them out by order of the Executive or Legislature. [ 3 ]