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The region was claimed by both the British, who called it Columbia District, and the United States, who called it Oregon Country. The United States officially gained the region in 1846 with the Oregon Treaty. Idaho became part of Oregon Territory and later Washington Territory where Idaho was split in two. However, the entire region became part of Washington Territory after Oregon was made a state.
In 1846, the United States and Great Britain signed the Oregon Treaty. In this treaty, Oregon Country was split with the U.S. gaining sole possession of the territory south of the 49th parallel, and Great Britain gaining sole possession of the land to the north.10.In 1853, the United States sent diplomat James Gadsden to Mexico to renegotiate the border between the U.S. and Mexico.. From 1818 to 1846, the United States and Great Britain administered the territory in Oregon together. This was a compromise until both countries could agree on how to divide the land between them.