USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

WAR OF 1812

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Treaty of Ghent (peace treaty) was signed on
A
Thanksgiving Day, 1812
B
July 4th, 1813
C
Christmas Eve, 1814
D
New Years Day, 1815
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This “Treaty of Peace and Amity Between the United States and Great Britain” was signed on December 24, 1814. It ended the War of 1812, fought between Great Britain and the United States. For the early decades of the nation’s history, relations between the United States and Great Britain remained strained.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty of Ghent officially ended the War of 1812. Signed in Ghent, Principality of the United Netherlands, on December 24, 1814, it was quickly approved by the British Parliament. The United States Senate approved it for ratification on February 16, 1815.

Detailed explanation-3: -The treaty was signed in Ghent on December 24, 1814, and was soon approved by the British Parliament, but it took six weeks for the news to travel by sea to the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -On December 24, 1814, the United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812.

Detailed explanation-5: -Just two weeks after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, U.S. General Andrew Jackson achieves the greatest American victory of the War of 1812 at the Battle of New Orleans.

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