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The U.S. and Britain signed a treaty to divide the Oregon Territory between them, around the 49th parallel. This line is still the border between the US and now Canada.

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How did gaining this territory benefit the U.S.? (3pts)

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How did gaining this territory benefit the U.S.? (3pts)

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Gaining this territory benefited the U.S. because their laws and control were extended over to distant regions. The increasing ease of communication and travel brought the States establishment in that part of their territory out farther west within the Union.

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What were the costs of gaining this territory for the U.S.? (3pts) 

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What were the costs of gaining this territory for the U.S.? (3pts) 

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The negative consequences of gaining this territory for the U.S. was Native Americans who were killed from the diseases that the American settlers were bringing to Oregon. Another cost that occurred from the U.S. gaining this territory is that the Native Americans losing their land from the growing number of Americans settlers, and another one is that cost was for these American settlers taking the journey to the new land often perished on the journey.

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How did U.S. acquisition of this territory impact the people who already lived there? (3pts)

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How did U.S. acquisition of this territory impact the people who already lived there? (3pts)

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People already lived in this territory's lives were changed as a result of the U.S. taking over Oregon, as Native Americans who were already living there lost their territory, with most being forced down to the Mexican areas of California and Utah. Furthermore, many Native Americans, particularly wives and children, died due to medicine that was given to them, when the settlers brought bad and expired medicines.

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How did the original inhabitants resist American expansion? (3pts)

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How did the original inhabitants resist American expansion? (3pts)

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The people who already lived in the territory fought against U.S. control by trying to find loopholes or straight up resisting the They wanted to keep their access to the Columbia river and Vancouver Island. The new president of the United States wanted to go to war. The British, interested in defending the area in the war held out and therefore they split at the 49th parallel.

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Was the U.S. justified in acquiring the territory? Why or why not? You must explain yourself thoroughly here. (5 pts)

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Was the U.S. justified in acquiring the territory? Why or why not? You must explain yourself thoroughly here. (5 pts)

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The US were justified to this land as this was the base settlement to the western coast, that was further expanded down to California and Arizona with the majority of it being peaceful.