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title: "Why did many Americans want to settle in the Oregon Territory?"  
description: "Why did many Americans want to settle in the Oregon Territory?"  
author: "James ann"  
published: 2018-05-20  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42708/why-did-many-americans-want-to-settle-in-the-oregon-territory  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did many Americans want to settle in the Oregon Territory?

Why did many Americans want to [settle](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2630/meta-said-to-settle-cambridge-analytica-scandal-case-for-725-million) in the [Oregon Territory](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51455/the-united-states-decided-to-divide-the-oregon-territory-with-who-and-why)?


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