USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

AGE OF THE COMMON MAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
(9.8) Which of the following answer choices best describes the results of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty?
A
It resolved several border disputes between the northern border of the United States and British Canada.
B
It resolved the border disputes between Mexico and the United States in the Southwest.
C
The United States ceded the land West of the Rocky Mountains to Great Britain.
D
The United States gained the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains and East of the Mississippi River.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Webster and Ashburton agreed on a division of disputed territory, giving 7, 015 square miles to the United States and 5, 012 to Great Britain; agreed on the boundary line through the Great Lakes to the Lake of the Woods; and agreed on provisions for open navigation in several bodies of water.

Detailed explanation-2: -Annotation: The Webster-Ashburton Treaty settled several matters between the United States and Great Britain and was signed August 9, 1842. The treaty settled the Northeast Boundary Dispute between the U.S. and Great Britain and the shared use of the Great Lakes. It also called for an end to the slave trade.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Webster–Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, was a treaty that resolved several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies (the region that became Canada).

Detailed explanation-4: -What was an effect of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842? It provided for U.S.-British cooperation to police the outlawed slave trade.

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