c. What was the extent of Oregon in 1847? Is it the same to-day?
d. Of what value was this region to the United States?
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§§ 340, 341.--a. Why was there little question whether Oregon would be slave or free?
b. Explain carefully Wilmot's suggestion. What would be the arguments in Congress for and against this "proviso"?
c. What is meant by "squatter sovereignty"? What do you think of the wisdom and justice of such a plan?
§§ 342, 343.--a. Describe the discovery of gold in California and the rush thither. What difference did one year make in the population of California?
b. What attitude did California take on the slavery question? Why?
§§ 344, 345.--a. How had the question of slavery already divided the country?
b. What extreme parties were there in the North and the South?