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Question 9 • LPS US History I (CR) - MP1

Which helped prevent a war between the United States and Spain?

Answer
A
the 1846 Treaty of Oregon
B
the Adams-Onís Treaty
C
the slogan “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!”
D
the annexation of Texas

Explanation

The Adams-Onís Treaty, signed in 1819, settled boundary disputes between the United States and Spain and transferred Florida to the United States. By resolving these conflicts through diplomacy, it helped prevent a war between the two countries. The Treaty of Oregon and “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!” concerned disputes with Britain, while Texas’s annexation heightened tensions with Mexico.

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