THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MONROES PRESIDENCY
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The convention marked the beginning of diplomatic cooperation between the United States and Great Britain
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The convention settled U.S. and British disputes regarding borders, including areas of Nova Scotia and Canada.
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The convention gave the British the option of settling large areas of U.S. territory, including the Oregon Country.
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The convention established Great Britain as the sole European power allowed to trade with the United States.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -However, neither President Polk nor the British government wanted a third Anglo-American war, and on June 15, 1846, the Oregon Treaty, a compromise, was signed. By the terms of the agreement, the U.S. and Canadian border was extended west along the 49th parallel to the Strait of Georgia.
Detailed explanation-3: -The British ceded all of Rupert’s Land south of the 49th parallel and east of the Continental Divide, including all of the Red River Colony south of that latitude, while the United States ceded the northernmost edge of the Missouri Territory north of the 49th parallel.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Rush-Bagot Pact was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain to eliminate their fleets from the Great Lakes, excepting small patrol vessels.