THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Ghent/ the US
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Paris/ the English
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Paris/ the Americans
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Ghent/ nobody
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Treaty of Ghent was signed by British and American delegates on December 24, 1814, effectively ending the War of 1812.
Detailed explanation-2: -A meeting in Belgium of American delegates and British commissioners ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814. Great Britain agreed to relinquish claims to the Northwest Territory, and both countries pledged to work toward ending the slave trade.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaty of Ghent (8 Stat. 218) was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. It took effect in February 1815. Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent, United Netherlands (now in Belgium).
Detailed explanation-4: -Ultimately, the War of 1812 ended in a draw on the battlefield, and the peace treaty reflected this. The Treaty of Ghent was signed in modern-day Belgium on December 24, 1814, and went into effect on February 17, 1815, after both sides had ratified it.