THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Limited naval armaments in the Great Lakes between GB and US
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Helps to solidify border with Canada
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Helps to solidify border with Mexico
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Allowed naval armaments in the Great Lakes between GB and US
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Provided America to access of the Great Lakes region for commerce with Montreal
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Rush-Bagot Agreement, signed on April 28-29, 1817, provided for naval disarmament between Canada and the United States along the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. It is the oldest arms limitation treaty existing in the world today.
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.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Rush–Bagot Treaty or Rush–Bagot Disarmament was a treaty between the United States and Great Britain limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, following the War of 1812. It was ratified by the United States Senate on April 16, 1818, and was confirmed by Canada, following Confederation in 1867.