When was a provisional government established in Oregon?
On July 5, 1843, the Organic Laws of Oregon, modeled after Iowa’s Organic Law and the Ordinance of 1787, were adopted by colonists of the Willamette Valley, establishing the Provisional Government of Oregon. What kind of government did the Oregon settlers have? Borrowing from the Iowa Territory code of laws, Oregon settlers formed the Provisional…
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