THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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limited naval power on the Great Lakes for both Great Britain and America
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told European countries to stay out of North America
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settled border disputes between Spain and America
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agreed to allow Rush Limbaugh and Richard Bagot to serve as American ambassadors
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Detailed explanation-1: -The agreement limited military navigation on the Great Lakes to one to two vessels per country on each lake. The U.S. Senate ratified the agreement on April 28, 1818. The British Government considered a diplomatic exchange of letters between Rush and Bagot sufficient to make the agreement effective.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Rush-Bagot Agreement (or Rush-Bagot Treaty) was signed in 1817 by Acting Secretary of State Richard Rush and Sir Charles Bagot, British minister in Washington. The treaty reduced the number of military ships on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain and helped secure the Canadian-American border.
Detailed explanation-3: -The treaty regulated naval armaments on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain after the War of 1812, demilitarizing the border between the U.S. and Canada. It created the world’s longest east-west boundary (5, 527 miles), which is also said to be the world’s largest demilitarized zone.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rush-Bagot Agreement, which limited naval power on the Great Lakes for both the United States and British Canada. This treaty, known as the Convention of 1818, also set the border between the United States and Canada at 49°N latitude as far west as the Rocky Mountains.