The Aroostook War

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1. What U.S. state and British province was the Aroostook War fought over to settle a border dispute? Washington and British Columbia Michigan and Ontario Montana and Saskatchewan Maine and New Brunswick

2. Who was president of the United States at the time of the Aroostook War? Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren John Quincy Adams Zachary Taylor

3. What two treaties, one in 1783 and one in 1815, did not clearly define a border between British North America and the United States? Treaty of Paris and Treaty of Ghent Treaty of Paris and Treaty of Pavia Treaty of Ostend and Treaty of Novgorod Treaty of Caheuenga and Treaty of Buffalo Creek

4. What important commodity was abundant in the disputed area at the time of the Aroostook War? Lumber Livestock Gold Corn

5. What world leader attempted to arbitrate the border dispute between British North America and the United States in 1830? Napoleon III of France William I of the Netherlands Isabella II of Spain Antonio López de Santa Anna of Mexico

6. What governor issued a proclamation to the United States Senate in 1838 claiming that his state had been invaded by a foreign power? John Harvey John Baker Frank Penobscot Robert Dunlap

7. What Indian nation's pledged support for the British prompted a state militia to be sent in on February 26, 1839? Mohawk Sioux Iroquois Apache

8. What famous general did the U.S. Congress send to the Aroostook Area to help mitigate the conflict? William Sherman Robert E. Lee Winfield Scott Ulysses Grant

9. How many combat casualties were there due to the Aroostook War? 923 11 0 167

10. What treaty finally settled the border dispute that the Aroostook War was fought over? Adams-Onis Treaty Webster-Ashburton Treaty Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty Jay-Gardoqui Treaty