USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The terms of the treaty limited both nations to one vessel on Lake Champlain and Lake Ontario and two vessels on the remaining upper Great Lakes such as Lakes Huron, Superior, and Michigan. The vessels were not to exceed 100 tons burden and be armed with no more than an 18-pound cannon.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Convention of 1818 was a treaty between the United States and Britain that set the 49th parallel of latitude as the boundary between British North America and the US across the West. This remains the boundary today between the two nations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bagot met with Secretary of State James Monroe informally, and finally reached an agreement with his successor, Acting Secretary Richard Rush. 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -On April 20, 1817, the Rush-Bagot Treaty was signed between the U.S. and Great Britain – one of the first acts of Monroe’s first presidential term. 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.