The story of the Whitman massacre shocks…

August 1848 CE

The story of the Whitman massacre shocks the U.S. Congress into action concerning the future territorial status of the Oregon Country.

The Oregon Territory is finally established on August 14, 1848.

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Umatilla (Amerind tribe) View → Cayuse people (Amerind tribe) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Oregon Country (claimed by (U.S.A. and Britain) View → Oregon, Territory of (U.S.A.) View →

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Indian Wars in Upper North America View → Oregon Trail View → “Manifest Destiny” and American Expansion; 1840-1851 View → Cayuse War View →

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