John Breckenridge's 1860 running mate, Joseph Lane, served as its first territorial governor.
This territory's so-called "Lash Law" was circumvented by an 1855 act of Congress allowing the African-American George Washington Bush to keep his land. John Breckenridge's 1860 running mate, Joseph Lane, served as its first territorial governor. Settlers in this territory used the Barlow Road as an alternative to crossing this territory's major river; that crossing typically began at the (*) Dalles. It was made an official U.S. territory in 1848, four years after a James K. Polk campaign slogan promised to fight if its northern boundary did not reach 54 degrees 40 minutes. For 10 points, name this territory whose settlers, concentrated in the Willamette Valley, often journeyed there along a namesake trail.
This territory's so-called "Lash Law" was circumvented by an 1855 act of Congress allowing the African-American George Washington Bush to keep his land.
{Oregon} Territory [or {Oregon} Country]