Oregon boundary dispute
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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 competi
Ultimatum on the Oregon question, 1846 cartoon
George Canning has been appraised the most active Secretary of Foreign Affairs in maintaining the British claims of a division along the Columbia River.
Representative John Floyd was the most prominent early Congressional member in favor of extensive American claims in the Pacific Northwest.
George Simpson, manager of HBC operations in North America, reported in 1837 that the Pacific Northwest "may become an object of very great importance, and we are strengthening that claim to it ... by forming the nucleus of a colony through the establishment of farms, and the settlement of some of our retiring officers and servants as agriculturalists."
Presidency of James K. Polk
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James K. Polk served as the 11th president of the United States from March 4, 1845, to March 4, 1849. A Democrat, Polk assumed office after defeating Whig Henry Clay in the 1844 presidential election.
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Polk Proclamation Letterhead Arms
The inauguration of James K. Polk, as shown in the Illustrated London News, v. 6, April 19, 1845.
Polk and his cabinet, Front row (left to right): John Y. Mason, William L. Marcy, James K. Polk, Robert J. Walker; Back row (left to right): Cave Johnson, George Bancroft (James Buchanan is absent).