Which of the Following Was the Reason for Congress to Organize

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the reason for Congress to organize Oregon as a formal American territory?

• A)The killing of most of the Native Americans in Oregon
• B)The settling of a border along the 49th parallel
• C)The killing of fourteen settlers by a group of Cayuse Indians
• D)The discovery of gold in this territory
• E)The British deciding to move out of this territory

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Definitions:

Photoreceptors

Cells in the retina of the eye that respond to light, crucial for vision.

Ganglion Cells

Neurons located in the retina that receive visual information from photoreceptors via intermediate bipolar cells and transmit it to the brain.

Optic Nerve

The nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Retina

A layer at the back of the eyeball containing cells that are sensitive to light and trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain.