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Does anyone here believe the Dispute between the United States and the British Empire over the Oregon territory could it have led to a war ? From my opinion I would say yes, the Polk administration was very involved in getting manifest destiny into circulation, one of the slogan's for Polk's campaign was "Fifty four forty or fight !" If a war erupted I would say fighting would be pretty small, mostly frontiersmen militia against a small British force, most of the fighting would take place in wooded areas. So, any opinions on what if a war erupted over Oregon ?
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