USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Citation: Treaty of Ghent; 12/24/1814; Perfected Treaties, 1778-1945; General Records of the United States Government, Record Group 11; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. This “Treaty of Peace and Amity Between the United States and Great Britain” was signed on December 24, 1814.

Detailed explanation-2: -On February 16, 1815, the day President James Madison sent the Treaty of Ghent to the Senate, senators approved it unanimously. With ratification of this treaty, the War of 1812 came to an end.

Detailed explanation-3: -On December 24, 1814, The Treaty of Ghent was signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, Belgium, ending the War of 1812. By terms of the treaty, all conquered territory was to be returned, and commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the United States and Canada.

Detailed explanation-4: -On Christmas Eve, the Treaty of Ghent was signed and ended the United States’ first global conflict after winning independence from Great Britain. The Americans declared war on Britain after the British navy impressed American sailors and cut off American foreign trade to France in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars.

Detailed explanation-5: -U.S. President James Madison signed the treaty and exchanged final ratified copies with the British ambassador on February 17, 1815.