USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The United States and Great Britain shared territory in the west that later became ____
A
Minnesota, North and South Dakota
B
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Montana, Wyoming
C
Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, and Oklahoma
D
California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1846 the two countries compromised and agreed on the present boundary between the United States and Canada (the 49th parallel), and in 1848 Congress established the Oregon Territory, which included all of the present-day states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho as well as parts of Wyoming and Montana.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Oregon Treaty set the border between the U.S. and British North America at the 49th parallel with the exception of Vancouver Island, which was retained in its entirety by the British.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Oregon Territory, 1846 Originally Spain, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States claimed the territory. In 1819, under terms of the Transcontinental Treaty, Spain ceded its claims to the territory to the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -This area was called the Oregon Territory by the Americans and the Columbia region by the British. The Convention of 1818 resolved some territorial disputes stemming from the War of 1812 and earlier, and resulted in an agreement for both nations to jointly occupy and administer the territory for a period of 10 years.

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