Oregon Territory and Colony of Vancouver Island Key

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Oregon Territory and Colony of Vancouver Island
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• Struggle for Oregon Territory between Canada and
  the United States
• Oregon Territory was unquestionably American
  President James Polk
• Large influx of missionaries and families into
  Oregon region
• Established the 49th parallel as the line that
  would divide British and American territory
• Old HBC headquarters at Fort Vancouver on the
  Columbia River, stranded deep in US territory.
  Britain feared that American settlers might sweep
  into Vancouver Island, weakening their claims to
  that territory
• Gave Vancouver Island and the Hudson's Bay
  Company permission to create Fort Victoria and
  colonize the Island
• Royal Grant gave a lot of the responsibility for
  managing the colony to the Hudson's Bay Company
  Douglas was appointed Governor after cutting his
  ties with the Hudson's Bay Company