Relations between Britain and the United States in the 1830s and 1840s could be characterized as
A) harmonious at the diplomatic level but full of popular resentments on both sides.
B) complicated by the reentry of France as an imperial power with designs on territories in the American West.
C) marked by growing American economic supremacy.
D) constantly on the brink of war.
E) generally tense, with periods of both violence and peaceful resolution.

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During the 1830s and 1840s, relations between Britain and the United States were generally tense, characterized by disputes such as the Aroostook War and the Oregon boundary dispute, but these were often resolved peacefully through diplomacy.

Relations Between Britain and the United States in the 1830s