What did the negotiations by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, concluding in the Anglo-American Convention, resolve about Oregon?
A) Britain and the United States agreed to joint control of the Pacific Northwest for 10 years and to resolve other issues in the future.
B) Britain agreed to cede control of the Pacific Northwest to the United States in exchange for $10 million and to resolve other issues in the future.
C) The United States agreed to cede control of the Pacific Northwest to Great Britain in exchange for $10 million and to resolve other issues in the future.
D) The United States and Great Britain agreed to create a protective land and Columbian River fishing corridor for the native peoples of Oregon and agreed to joint control of the Pacific Northwest for the next 25 years.
Answer: A
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