Webster-Ashburton Treaty
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The Webster-Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, settled the dispute over the location of the Maine-New Brunswick border between the United States and Canada as well as the location of the border (at the 49th parallel) in the westward frontier up to the Rocky Mountains and the shared use of the Great Lakes. It also called for a final end to the slave trade on the high seas, to be enforced by both signatories.
The Treaty was signed by United States Secretary of State Daniel Webster and United Kingdom Privy Counsellor Alexander Baring, Lord Ashburton.
The treaty resolved issues that had led to the Aroostook War, the Indian Stream conflict as well as the Caroline Affair. The Creole case was passed over by both nations.
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External links
- The Webster-Ashburton Treaty (The Avalon Project at Yale Law School)
- Webster-Ashburton Treaty (U.S. Department of State)