THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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It was a treaty signed by the United States and Britain that brought an end to the war and restored the borders of the two nations to where they stood before the conflict.
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It was a treaty between the United States and France that doubled the amount of ships the United States could use to fight Britain and greatly increased their chances of victory.
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It was a treaty between Britain and American Indian tribes in which the British agreed to help retake American Indian land from the United States in exchange for their agreement to fight in the war.
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It was a treaty signed by the United States and Mexico in which the United States agreed to give Mexico control of California if they sent troops and ships to Texas to help in the fight against the British.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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: -The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. Peace negotiations began in Ghent, Belgium, starting in August of 1814. The Americans peace commissioners were John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, Albert Gallatin, James A. Bayard, Sr., and Jonathan Russell.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812 but did not declare a clear winner. It established peace between Great Britain and the United States, and that peace eventually led to a long-term alliance between the two nations.
Detailed explanation-5: -While the War of 1812 had virtually no impact in England, it did assure the survival of the British colonies in Canada, and ultimately paved the way for the Canadian Confederation-the precursor to the nation of Canada.