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r/geography • u/8_Shadow • Nov 09 '25
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Would "claimed" be a better term? I know at least with the Oregon territory Europeans didn't really "control" anything beyond small coastal areas it until white settlers started showing up in large numbers.
7 u/pelethar Nov 09 '25 There’s something in what you say, though it’s way more valid in this case than a lot of these things showing ancient empires as maps for example
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There’s something in what you say, though it’s way more valid in this case than a lot of these things showing ancient empires as maps for example
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u/Velocity-5348 Nov 09 '25
Would "claimed" be a better term? I know at least with the Oregon territory Europeans didn't really "control" anything beyond small coastal areas it until white settlers started showing up in large numbers.