JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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(9.8) Which of the following answer choices best explains the outcome of the Oregon Treaty?
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It ended the boundary dispute between the U.S. and Great Britain and gave the U.S. the sole claim to the Oregon Country.
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It resolved boundary disputes between the United States and Russia in the Oregon Country.
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The United States ceded all land north of the 42nd Parallel to Great Britain.
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Great Britain ceded all land from the 42nd Parallel to the 54th Parallel to the United States.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Oregon on June 15, 1846, ending 28 years of joint occupancy of the Pacific Northwest. The treaty established the 49th parallel as the border between the two countries.
Detailed explanation-2: -It formalized the border between the United States and British North America west of the Rocky Mountains. It extended the border along the 49th parallel to the Pacific Ocean and down “the middle” of the channel that separates Vancouver Island from the mainland.
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