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[[Image:Oregon_State_Flag_(Back).gif|thumb|right|The back of the state flag of Oregon.]]

[[Image:Oregon_State_Flag_(Back).gif|thumb|right|The back of the state flag of Oregon.]]

'''Oregon''' is a liberal, rainy state in the western United States. Its capital is Salem and largest city is Portland. Oregon became the 33rd state on Feb. 14, 1859.

'''Oregon''' is a liberal leaning, rainy state in the western United States. Its capital is Salem and largest city is Portland. Oregon became the 33rd state on Feb. 14, 1859.

==History==

==History==

Oregon was originally settled by many Native Americans before the [[Lewis and Clark]] expedition brought greater attention to the area from the United States and Britain.  The British had control of the majority of the territory until the Oregon Trail started in the 1840s and American settlers began moving in.  Eventually, the land was ceded to the United States in the resolution of a boundary dispute.

Oregon was originally settled by many Native Americans before the [[Lewis and Clark]] expedition brought greater attention to the area from the United States and Britain.  The British had control of the majority of the territory until the Oregon Trail started in the 1840s and American settlers began moving in.  Eventually, the land was ceded to the United States in the resolution of a boundary dispute.