Question

1. what was \fifty - four forty\?

a. the common expression shouted when someone struck gold in california
b. the battle cry of persecuted catholics, referring to the ascension of our lord and the fifty - four martyrs of north america at that time
c. a pledge by forty u.s. senators that texas would be admitted into the union no later than 1854
d. a battle cry referring to the southern boundary of alaska

Explanation:

"Fifty - four forty" was a battle cry related to the southern boundary of Alaska (the latitude 54°40′). Option A is about the gold rush in California (not related), Option B is about Catholic martyrs (not related), Option C is about Texas admission (not related). Option D correctly describes it as a battle cry for Alaska's southern boundary.

Answer:

D. a battle cry referring to the southern boundary of Alaska