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Why was the Pacific Northwest referred to as the "final frontier"?

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The Pacific Northwest was the last known uncharted territory that the world powers believed they could claim.

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The only place that was yet to be conquered was the Oregon country otherwise known as the Pacific Northwest. ... Acquiring this land shaped the US country we now know as the final boundary was set between the US and present Canada hence the idea of final frontier.

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