Many Americans hoped that the Oregon Country would provide them with 1.a base from which to invade Canada.
2.a direct route to the Pacific Ocean.
3.direct access to the Gulf of Mexico.
4.control of commerce on the Mississippi River.

the hereditary right of a monarch to rule from the mandate of heaven

i belive the continental association was created to boycott all contact with british goods.

i also belive it was in december 1, 1774

mount st. helens in washington erupts, causing a massive avalanche and killing 57 people on this day in 1980. ash from the volcanic eruption fell as far away as minnesota. seismic activity at mount st. helens, which is 96 miles south of seattle, began on march 16.