15.5 Oregon Country

What do you call people who made their living exploring, trapping animals and pushing into the wilderness?

• Missionaries
• Pioneers
• Mountain Men
• Prospectors

Why would people head West on the Oregon Trail?

• Free pizza at the end of the trip.
• They win a million dollars.
• New land, opportunities & life.
• The Oregon coast was prettier than the East coast.

Why did the American Government want people to move West?

• The East Coast was too crowded.
• It was easier to say it belonged to the US if people were living there.
• The Government wanted more taxes.
• They wanted the poor people far away.

What was the slogan used in the Presidential campaign of 1844?

• "Stand firm & fight!!"
• "Never look a gift mule in the mouth"
• "California or bust!"
• "Fifty-four forty, or fight!"

What was the James Polk campaign slogan "Fifty-four forty or fight" referring  to?

• •the number of delegates Polk needed to secure the presidential nomination
• •the number of troops needed to take the Oregon Territory from England
• •the length of the Willamette River in the Oregon territory
• •the acquisition of the entire Oregon Territory from England

What did President James Polk actually do about the dispute the United States had with Britain over Oregon Country?

• •He agreed to continue "joint occupancy" of Oregon.
• •He stood up to Britain by seizing all of Oregon by force.
• •He gave in to Britain by ceding (giving up) most of Oregon.
• •He compromised with Britain by accepting half of Oregon along the 49th Parallel.

Where did the border of the Oregon border get set at?

• 47th parallel
• 48th parallel
• 49th parallel
• 50th parallel

How was the boundary of the Oregon territory settled? 

• vast amounts of money were paid
• war
• through negotiation
• theft