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title: "A conflict between the US and the United Kingdom in 1859 in the Pacific Northwest US almost resulted in a shooting war. This conflict started over what?"  
description: "A conflict between the US and the United Kingdom in 1859 in the Pacific Northwest US almost resulted in a shooting war. This conflict started over what?"  
author: "tasman Johnson"  
published: 2018-03-11  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39911/a-conflict-between-the-us-and-the-united-kingdom-in-1859-in-the-pacific-northwest-us-almost-resulted-in-a-shooting-war-this-conflict-started-over-what  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# A conflict between the US and the United Kingdom in 1859 in the Pacific Northwest US almost resulted in a shooting war. This conflict started over what?

A [conflict](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/30446/iran-usa-conflict) between the US and the [United Kingdom](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/100604/who-is-the-current-prime-minister-of-the-united-kingdom) in 1859 in the Pacific Northwest US almost resulted in a shooting war. This conflict started over what?\
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