Which of the following represents an accurate description of the response by Americans generally or a subsection of Americans to the Oregon settlement with Great Britain?
A) Unanimous approval of the arrangement with Britain at setting the northern border of the Oregon Country at 49 degrees.
B) Anger by nearly all Americans at Senate delays in approving the pact with Britain.
C) Northwestern states joined with antislavery forces in the North to condemn the pact.
D) Widespread fear by Americans that Great Britain would renege on the agreement and declare war to claim the rest of the territory.
E) Southern satisfaction that the legality of slavery in the Oregon Territory was now protected by the treaty.

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Northwestern states and antislavery forces in the North were dissatisfied with the Oregon settlement because it did not extend the U.S. territory to the 54°40' line, as some had hoped, and it did not address the issue of slavery in the new territories.

Which of the Following Represents an Accurate Description of the Response