USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Convention of 1818, resolving territorial disputes following the War of 1812, authorized a “joint occupancy” of the Pacific Northwest whereby the rights of both British subjects and American citizens to “occupy” and trade in the region were recognized.

Detailed explanation-2: -The treaty allowed for joint occupation and settlement of the Oregon Country, known to the British and in Canadian history as the Columbia District of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and including the southern portion of its sister district New Caledonia.

Detailed explanation-3: -However, by the mid-1820s, only the American and British claims endured. The two nations agreed in 1818 to a “joint occupation” of Oregon in which citizens of both countries could settle; this arrangement lasted until 1846.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Convention of 1818 set the boundary between the Missouri Territory in the United States and British North America (later Canada) at the forty-ninth parallel. Both agreements reflected the easing of diplomatic tensions that had led to the War of 1812 and marked the beginning of Anglo-American cooperation.