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Country, was made popular by its fur
trade. Tnis industry gained the
interest of the United States, Russia,
Spain, and England. Spain, however,
yielded her interest in that territory
to the United States in the Treaty of
1819, and later, in 1824, Russia
agreed to cease further settlements
south of 54° 40'. This left the
powers of the United States and Great
Britain as final competitors for the
vast territory. Prior to that time,
the United States and Great Britain
had entered into an agreement of joint
occupation in 1818 (8 Stat. 248),
which remained in effect for ten
years. On August 26, 1827, the 1818
agreement was essentially renewed, but
for an indefinite period of time with
a provision that either party could
terminate the agreement upon a twelvemonth
notice. 284/
Settlement in the Oregon Country
was slow until the early 1840's, when
large groups of emigrants began making
their way along the Oregon trail in
search of more prosperous lives. It
was this influx of American settlers
that provided the impetus for the
United States to define her claim
in the Oregon Country against Great
Britain. President Polk reoffered a
division of the territory at the 49th
parallel, but Great Britain refused.
The United States then exercised her
right to abrogate the Convention of
1827 while expressing her intention to
fight for the territory that she
claimed was rightfully hers by title.
New negotiations were begun and Great
Britain finally agreed to the division
of the Oregon Country at the 49th
parallel by the Treaty of June 15,
1846 (9 Stat. 869).
Oregon was provided with a
territorial government under the Act
of August 14, 1848 (9 Stat. 323).
This action had been delayed in the
Congress because of the heavilydebated
slavery issue. The people of
the Oregon territory then adopted a
constitution and state government.
Their application for admission into
the Union was accepted by the Act of
February 14, 1859 (11 Stat. 383). Th«
State of Oregon was formed and the
remainder of its territorial lands
outside the newly-declared boundaries
were made part of the Territory of
Washington.
Alaska
Alaska was purchased from the
Russians under the Treaty of March 30,
1867 (15 Stat. 539) for $7,200,000.
The treaty was not overwhelmingly
well received, but with the persistence
of Secretary of State Seward, it
passed the Senate.
The quest for Alaskan statehood was
a long and tedious battle. Alaska was
first established as a "civil and
judicial district" under the Act of
May 17, 1884 (23 Stat. 24), and was
not recognized under a territorial
government until the passage of the
Act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 512).
The legislative record showed that the
first statehood bill was offered in
1916, followed in subsequent years by
extensive hearings and testimony on
the subject. At various times during
this period, bills for Alaskan
statehood had been acted upon
favorably in both houses of Congress
and in committees of each house. 285/
Ernest Gruening's book on The State of
Alaska, indicated that Alaskan industrial
interests and other partisan
interests were strongly against statehood,
and for maintaining the status
quo. They caused considerable delay
to Alaska's admission.
By the 1950's, even with party
platforms supporting statehood for the
last two incorporated territories,
Alaska and Hawaii, resistance continued
in the Congress. Senator Church
described the situation as "the
reluctance of Congress to share its
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 Country, was made popular by its fur
-trade. Tnis industry gained the
+trade. This industry gained the
 interest of the United States, Russia,
 Spain, and England. Spain, however,
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 a provision that either party could
 terminate the agreement upon a twelvemonth
-notice. 284/
+notice. <u>284</u>/
 Settlement in the Oregon Country
 was slow until the early 1840's, when
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 parallel by the Treaty of June 15,
 (9 Stat. 869).
 Oregon was provided with a
 territorial government under the Act
 of August 14, 1848 (9 Stat. 323).
 This action had been delayed in the
-Congress because of the heavilydebated
+Congress because of the heavily-debated
 slavery issue. The people of
 the Oregon territory then adopted a
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 were made part of the Territory of
 Washington.
 Alaska
 Alaska was purchased from the
 Russians under the Treaty of March 30,
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 of Secretary of State Seward, it
 passed the Senate.
 The quest for Alaskan statehood was
 a long and tedious battle. Alaska was
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 statehood had been acted upon
 favorably in both houses of Congress
-and in committees of each house. 285/
+and in committees of each house. <u>285</u>/
-Ernest Gruening's book on The State of
+Ernest Gruening's book on <u>The State of
-Alaska, indicated that Alaskan industrial
+Alaska</u>, indicated that Alaskan industrial
 interests and other partisan
 interests were strongly against statehood,
-and for maintaining the status
+and for maintaining the <u>status
-quo. They caused considerable delay
+quo</u>. They caused considerable delay
 to Alaska's admission.
 By the 1950's, even with party
 platforms supporting statehood for the
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 described the situation as "the
 reluctance of Congress to share its
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