Which of the Following Represents an Accurate Description of the Response

question 90

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents an accurate description of the response by Americans generally or a subsection of Americans to the Oregon settlement with Great Britain?

• A) Unanimous approval of the arrangement with Britain at setting the northern border of the Oregon Country at 49 degrees.
• B) Anger by nearly all Americans at Senate delays in approving the pact with Britain.
• C) Northwestern states joined with antislavery forces in the North to condemn the pact.
• D) Widespread fear by Americans that Great Britain would renege on the agreement and declare war to claim the rest of the territory.
• E) Southern satisfaction that the legality of slavery in the Oregon Territory was now protected by the treaty.

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Definitions:

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