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In the mid-1800s, both the United States and the United Kingdom sought to take control of where is now the Oregon area. Eventually, a compromise was made between the two nations, leading to the Oregon Treaty, which laid out the boundary between the United States and present-day Canada.
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What were Polk's four goals?
His campaign slogan, "54 forty or fight" referred to his goal of settling the boundary dispute with Britain over the Oregon Territory. He may have had a more hidden agenda of adding California to the US and fixing the border of Texas.
What was the Monticello Convention?
The goal was to divide Oregon Territory and create a new territory north of the Columbia River.
Who did the us president James Polk send to negotiate the problem of the Oregon border?
Secretary of State James Buchanan negotiated the treaty that set the boundary of the Oregon territory.
Which contries claimed the Oregon territory as a result of the Adams-onis treaty?
The United States and Great Brittain -NovaNet
During the dispute over the stamp act the sons of liberty were best known for?
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