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No because in order to obtain the territory they had to kick indian's out immorally, even trying to poison them to get them out.

I think that what they did with France was ok, but I think it was not ok to kick indians off their land.

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What were the costs of gaining this territory, for the U.S.?

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What were the costs of gaining this territory, for the U.S.?

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They had to compromise with the British, they didn’t get everything they wanted.

The settlers were getting killed by the Indians, who were angry at the U.S. for taking their land. It was also hard for the travelers to travel, and there were many risk factors, even the smallest mistake could doom them. There was a lack of food, and many diseases they could contract on the journey.

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How did the original inhabitants resist American expansion?

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How did the original inhabitants resist American expansion?

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The Cayuse Indians refused to go willingly, and when they were poisoned by a man named Mark Whitman they took the issue to court.

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In order to obtain Oregon the american's created the slogan “58-40 or fight” which meant that unless they got the land that they wanted they would wage a war with Britain, that they knew they could not fight, luckily they bought their bluff and they re-negotiated… getting what is now Oregon, Idaho, and Washington.

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The Oregon Treaty: Expansionism and the Oregon Territory

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The Oregon Treaty of 1846 granted America what is today Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The treaty also averted a war with Britain. Britain ceded the Columbia River, but gained what is now Northwest Canada.

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How did U.S. acquisition of this territory impact those who already lived there?

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How did U.S. acquisition of this territory impact those who already lived there?

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The British took

their land after trading with the natives for years, creating fish canning plants and other property for the British to live on. They were forced to leave and caught disease from the new settlers.

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How did gaining this territory benefit the U.S.?

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How did gaining this territory benefit the U.S.?

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Industries will blossom and more trade and transportation will increase. Population will flourish and the U.S. will soon be expanded and using different natural resources for industrialization.