USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

WAR OF 1812

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What parallel was the northern boundary for the Convention of 1818?
A
48
B
57
C
42
D
49
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Convention of 1818 was a treaty between the United States and Britain that set the 49th parallel of latitude as the boundary between British North America and the US across the West. This remains the boundary today between the two nations.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Convention of 1818 set the western boundary between the United States and British North America (later Canada) at the forty-ninth parallel up to the Rocky Mountains. Both agreements reflected the easing of diplomatic tensions that had led to the War of 1812 and marked the beginning of Anglo-American cooperation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The agreement extended the border along the 49th parallel to the Pacific Ocean but kept Vancouver Island within British North America. It was also agreed that British subjects living in the Oregon Territory south of the 49th parallel would retain navigation rights on the Columbia River.

Detailed explanation-4: -The British and American committees that met after the War of 1812 to resolve boundary disputes recognized there would be much animosity in surveying the watershed boundary, and agreed on a simpler border solution in the Treaty of 1818: the 49th parallel.

Detailed explanation-5: -The U.S. negotiates with Britain to end a Canadian border dispute.

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