USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Fifty-four forty or fight” refers to
A
the Federalists’ opposition to the war with Britain
B
the amount of money Mexico demanded from the US in return for allowing it to annex Texas
C
the boundary dispute between the US and Mexico
D
the dispute between Britain and the US over the Oregon Territory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The northern boundary of Oregon was the latitude line of 54 degrees, 40 minutes. “Fifty-four forty or fight!” was the popular slogan that led Polk to victory against all odds. Oregon City, along the banks of the Willamette River, the final stop along the Oregon Trail as it appeared in 1848.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Oregon boundary dispute or the Oregon Question was a 19th-century territorial dispute over the political division of the Pacific Northwest of North America between several nations that had competing territorial and commercial aspirations in the region.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Polk Campaign quickly latched onto the Oregon Territory slogan of “54-40 or fight, ” suggesting that if Great Britain didn’t concede the entire coast between Russian America and Northern California to the United States, America should take it.

Detailed explanation-4: -54-40 (often stylized 54•40) is a Canadian alternative rock group from Tsawwassen, British Columbia.

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