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 identifies the countries involved in the Webster-Ashburton Treaty?
A
The United States and Spain
B
The United States and Great Britain
C
The United States and France
D
France and Great Britain
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Webster–Ashburton Treaty, (1842), treaty between the U.S. and Great Britain establishing the northeastern boundary of the U.S. and providing for Anglo–U.S. cooperation in the suppression of the slave trade.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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.

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