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*1830s and 1840s, other settlements were created in the Willamette River valley. These settlers generally came from '''Midwestern and eastern states, Canada and Russia'''. | *1830s and 1840s, other settlements were created in the Willamette River valley. These settlers generally came from '''Midwestern and eastern states, Canada and Russia'''. | ||
*1843, over 900 more Americans arrived, mostly from '''Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri and Iowa'''. | *1843, over 900 more Americans arrived, mostly from '''Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri and Iowa'''. | ||
*The Oregon Donation Act of 1850 guaranteed free land to those who settled and cultivated the land before 1 December 1855. 7,437 patents were issued before the expiration of the Act. | *The Oregon Donation Act of 1850 guaranteed free land to those who settled and cultivated the land before 1 December 1855. 7,437 patents were issued before the expiration of the Act. | ||
*New settlers surged into the Oregon Territory, primarily from the '''Mississippi River valley, the Midwest and the South'''. | *New settlers surged into the Oregon Territory, primarily from the '''Mississippi River valley, the Midwest and the South'''. | ||
*Foreign-born immigrants came mainly from '''Canada, Germany, Scandinavia, England and Russia'''. | *Foreign-born immigrants came mainly from '''Canada, Germany, Scandinavia, England and Russia'''. | ||
*Later immigrants came from '''China, Japan, the Philippines and Latin America'''. | *Later immigrants came from '''China, Japan, the Philippines and Latin America'''. | ||
=== African Americans === | === African Americans === | ||
Nokes, R. Gregory. ''Breaking Chains: Slavery on Trail in the Oregon Territory''. Oregon State University Press. c. 2013 [http://www.worldcat.org/title/breaking-chains-slavery-on-trial-in-the-oregon-territory/oclc/816318426?referer=tag_list_view WorldCat] | Nokes, R. Gregory. ''Breaking Chains: Slavery on Trail in the Oregon Territory''. Oregon State University Press. c. 2013 [http://www.worldcat.org/title/breaking-chains-slavery-on-trial-in-the-oregon-territory/oclc/816318426?referer=tag_list_view WorldCat] | ||
==Immigration Records== | ==Immigration Records== | ||