History - Empire for Liberty | Vince, Shane, Xiao Ya, Joel by Vince Estrada https://padlet.com/1829243/yo6vn9l0qero1p8k en-us 2023-02-02 13:32:09 UTC 2025-10-29 05:42:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f913.png Green - How did U.S. acquisition of this territory impact those who already lived there? 1829243 https://padlet.com/1829243/yo6vn9l0qero1p8k/wish/2466154642 The Natives who already were there for generations, even before the first colonizers were there. 

They say that they were the richest people in the world, and that Oregon has been a 100% Indian Land. ]]> 2023-02-02 13:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/1829243/yo6vn9l0qero1p8k/wish/2466154642 Blue - How did the original inhabitants resist American expansion? 1829243 https://padlet.com/1829243/yo6vn9l0qero1p8k/wish/2466154924 One of the defendants of a Native named Quishem believes he is an important witness for proving that the late Dr. Whitman administered bad medications to the Natives that killed a large number of them.

A man named Joseph told them that Whitman was poisoning the natives with the Medicine so he believed it was justified  for the natives to kill him.]]> 2023-02-02 13:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/1829243/yo6vn9l0qero1p8k/wish/2466154924 Yellow-What were the costs of gaining this territory, for the U.S.? 1731355 https://padlet.com/1829243/yo6vn9l0qero1p8k/wish/2466165631 Natives were upset because of the increasing amount of American settlers and killed 14 American settlers, the amount of American settlers in Oregon caused an epidemic of measles which was spread through the Native tribes living in the state. The son of the walla Walla cheif died when he walked into Oregon territory.Tension between Natives and Americans has risen. ]]> 2023-02-02 14:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/1829243/yo6vn9l0qero1p8k/wish/2466165631 Orange - How did gaining this territory benefit the U.S.? 1829243 https://padlet.com/1829243/yo6vn9l0qero1p8k/wish/2466167143 The Oregon Territory was filled with rivers and valleys, which were helpful for population and agriculture. 

The Mississippi Valley was overpopulated, so the people were allowed to migrate to the Oregon Territory. 

]]> 2023-02-02 14:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/1829243/yo6vn9l0qero1p8k/wish/2466167143 Red-How did the U.S. gain this territory? XiaoPanda37 https://padlet.com/1829243/yo6vn9l0qero1p8k/wish/2466171540 The Treaty of Oregon established the 49th parallel ending a joint occupancy of the Pacific Northwest.

Treaty of Ghent ended the war of 1814 and agreed the U.S. and Great Britain a 10-year joint occupancy period of the Northwest.

]]> 2023-02-02 14:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/1829243/yo6vn9l0qero1p8k/wish/2466171540 Purple-Was the U.S. justified in acquiring the territory? Why or why not? 1731355 https://padlet.com/1829243/yo6vn9l0qero1p8k/wish/2467602920 I think the U.S was justified in taking Oregon because the land was optimal for farming and it had space for people wanting to leave the overpopulated areas. U.S citizens also wanted the territory to farm and expand.]]> 2023-02-03 13:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/1829243/yo6vn9l0qero1p8k/wish/2467602920