The primary reason that the British government decided to compromise with the United States on the Oregon Country border was
a. the support of the Hudson's Bay Company.
b. the British government's belief that the Oregon Country was neither politically nor economically critical to British foreign policy interests.
c. John Tyler's election to the presidency.
d. America's acceptance of 54° 40'.
e. the threat posed to British Columbia by an alliance of Indians and French traders and pioneers.
b
You might also like to view...
Triangular diplomacy involved the United States, the Soviet Union, and __________
A) Great Britain B) Japan C) Vietnam D) China
How would the writer of "The Instruction for Merikare" respond to the problems described in the poem "I Will Praise the Lord of Wisdom"?
A) by punishing those who believe in gods B) by rewarding those who destroy temples C) by preventing officials from doing their jobs D) by providing medical care to the sick
The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 gave the federal government the power to outlaw the Klan
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The fall of the _____ empire led to the start of the Middle Ages.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).