How did the northwest territories become part of the united states

Oregon was a vast territory first explored by the Spanish and the French in the 17th and 18th centuries. In the 1830s, American pioneers traveled along the Oregon trail; joint settlement by British and Americans started. In 1846, a formal border with the British territories was fixed at the 49 parallel. Oregon was formally admitted into the Union in 1859.

Explanation:

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.