THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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there would be a buffer Indian state between the United States and Canada
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Britain would stop the impressment of American sailors
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the two sides would stop fighting and return to the status quo before the war
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both the United States and Britain would guarantee the independence of Canada
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Detailed explanation-1: -Contents. 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-2: -Great Britain agreed to relinquish claims to the Northwest Territory, and both countries pledged to work toward ending the slave trade. America, in turn, gained influence as a foreign power. News of the treaty spread slowly, and word of peace did not reach the American and British armies for some time.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Treaty of Ghent, (Dec. 24, 1814), agreement in Belgium between Great Britain and the United States to end the War of 1812 on the general basis of the status quo antebellum (maintaining the prewar conditions).