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 Maine and New Brunswick Montana and Saskatchewan Michigan and Ontario

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

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 Ostend and Treaty of Novgorod Treaty of Paris and Treaty of Ghent Treaty of Paris and Treaty of Pavia 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? Gold Lumber Livestock Corn

5. What world leader attempted to arbitrate the border dispute between British North America and the United States in 1830? William I of the Netherlands Isabella II of Spain Napoleon III of France 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? Robert Dunlap Frank Penobscot John Harvey John Baker

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

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

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

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