the united states were called thirteen british colonies before it was the united states.
what was the united states called before it was the united states?
thirteen british colonies
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the united states established a claim based on the discoveries of robert gray, the lewis and clark expedition, the construction of fort astoria, and the acquisition of spanish claims given to the united states in the adams–onís treaty. from the 1810s until the 1840s, modern-day washington, oregon, idaho, and western montana, along with most of british columbia, were part of what the united states called the oregon country and britain called the columbia district. this region was jointly claimed by the united states and great britain after the treaty of 1818, which established a co-dominion of interests in the region in lieu of a settlement. in 1840, american charles wilkes explored in the area. john mcloughlin, chief factor of the hudson's bay company, headquartered at fort vancouver, was the "de facto" local political authority for most of this time.
pacific northwest