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Oversimplified’s “The Pig War” Reaction (San Juan Islands Border Crisis)

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In this reaction, I dive into Oversimplified’s surprisingly tense (and hilariously told) story of how the U.S. and Britain nearly stumbled into conflict over a disputed border—and one very unlucky pig.

What’s covered in this reaction

The early U.S.–British border problem after the American Revolution, including mapping confusion and later fixes after the War of 1812

Competing claims in the Pacific Northwest and the “joint occupation” of the Oregon Territory

Why the treaty language around “the channel” created a major dispute over the San Juan Islands

The Hudson’s Bay Company presence, sheep farming on San Juan, and escalating local tensions

American settlement pressure, the Cutler–Griffin feud, and the infamous pig incident

General Harney’s aggressive posture, Captain Pickett’s occupation of the island, and how this nearly triggered a war

How diplomacy and restraint (especially from senior officials) cooled the crisis into a joint military occupation

The issue resurfacing after the Civil War and ultimately being resolved via international arbitration, awarding the islands to the United States

Suggest future history videos for me to react to (especially other Oversimplified episodes as we near the end of the catalog).

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