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Question 18 • IL-US History A

In the 1844 election, the phrase “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!” referred to

Answer
A
the number of representatives in Congress.
B
the growing US economy in the West.
C
the desired boundary line in the North.
D
the threat of war with Indigenous people.

Explanation

“Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!” referred to the latitude 54°40′ north, which some Americans wanted as the northern boundary of U.S. territory in the Oregon Country. The slogan expressed a demand for that boundary in the dispute with Britain, not a threat of war with Indigenous people.

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