Paradox; a statement or proposition that, despite sound reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.
Oxymoron; a figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
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The treaty set the boundaries between the British Empire and the new country, on lines "exceedingly generous" to the United States.
Answer:
Because they wanted a better life
