Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842) An agreement between Britain and the USA settling the present Maine-New Brunswick border. Negotiated by the US Secretary of State Daniel Webster (1782–1852) and the British minister Lord Ashburton, the treaty settled the disputed boundaries in the north-east, awarding the USA more than 18,000 sq km (7000 sq miles) of the 31,000 sq km (12,000 sq miles) disputed area and opening the St John River to free navigation. The treaty also fixed the Canadian-US boundary in the Great Lakes region and served as a precedent for the successful settlement of other 19th-century border disputes between Britain and the USA.
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Drawing the line: the 1783 Treaty of Paris ended the war between Britain and the U.S. But it didn't end boundary disputes. For the next sixty years, the British and the Americans clashed over an imaginary line separating colony from country. Then Lord Ashburton met Daniel Webster, and most of what would become the world's longest undefended border fell into place.
Magazine article from: The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History; 8/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; "Ashburton's capitulation" was how former...secretary Lord Palmerston described the treaty negotiated by Lord Ashburton, which in 1842 established the...protests by critics on both sides, the Ashburton treaty created what has been celebrated...
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Webster, light and dark // Another fine study by Remini
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/23/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...senator from Massachusetts, Webster was deeply involved in all of...greatest accomplishment was the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842, which not only spared...true of his rival Henry Clay, Webster lusted for the presidency, running...
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Henry Clay & Daniel Webster: two pillars of the union.
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...conflict's 1814 peace treaty in Ghent, Belgium...In March 1850, Daniel Webster, the senator from Massachusetts...he opposed slavery, Webster appealed to his fellow...Constitution. Much of Webster's fame rested on his...negotiated the Webster-Ashburton Treaty with Great ...
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Daniel Webster: A Conservative in a Democratic Age.
Magazine article from: National Review; 11/10/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Repeatedly, in times of strain, Webster rose as the voice of reason...nullification crisis of 1830 (the Webster - Hayne debates: "Liberty and...John Tyler, he negotiated the Webster - Ashburton Treaty (1842), which avoided what...
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A Good and Wise Measure: The Search for the Canadian-American Boundary, 1783-1842.(History)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: American Review of Canadian Studies; 3/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...ending the War of 1812, to the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 (the final...state relations, "archaic" treaty language (5), and most...period between the Ghent and Webster-Ashburton treaties, when joint international...
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DENNIS MCCANN; No moose on loose; For such large animals, they hide well on Minnesota's Gunflint Trail
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 10/8/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Hudson Bay Company traders, the Northwest Company and American Fur Company. In 1842, the Webster-Ashburton Treaty (or Ashburton-Webster Treaty if you are of Canadian persuasion) recognized Voyageur's Highway as the boundary between...
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Prologue to Manifest Destiny: Anglo-American Relations in the 1840s.
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 4/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...negotiations behind the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 and the Oregon Treaty of 1846 were a necessary...expansion. Secondly, these treaties ushered in a mid-century...principal players: Daniel Webster and Lord Ashburton for the 1842 discussions...
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FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR ACCIDENT VICTIM
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 8/8/2008; 700+ words
; ...Saturday's event. 1842 TREATY CAN BE SEEN AT TOWN HALL MARSHFIELD - The Webster-Ashburton Treaty is on display in...a portrait of Daniel Webster and the ink well that...signed. Additional Daniel Webster memorabilia is on display...
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Rice's History Lesson
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 10/8/2002; 460 words
; ...Bangor Public Library, both checked the Webster quote. It was in a letter to Lord Ashburton when the two diplomats were fixing Maine...boundary, eventually formalized in the Webster- Ashburton treaty. There had been some border violence...
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Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 8/9/2006; 497 words
; ...Chamber of Commerce. Nation/world 1842: The United States and Canada resolved a border dispute by signing the Webster-Ashburton Treaty. 1848: The Free-Soil Party convened in Buffalo, N.Y., where it nominated Martin Van Buren for president...
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Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Webster-Ashburton Treaty Aug., 1842, agreement concluded...represented by Secretary of State Daniel Webster, and Great Britain, represented by Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton. The treaty settled the Northeast...
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Webster‐Ashburton Treaty
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
Webster‐Ashburton Treaty (1842).This treaty...government appointed Lord Ashburton (Alexander Baring...Secretary of State Daniel Webster in Washington. The resulting...The Webster‐Ashburton Treaty granted the United...
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Webster, Daniel (1782-1852)
Book article from: American Eras
...Martin Van Buren won, and Webster carried only the state of Massachusetts...After his defeat in 1836, Webster considered retiring from politics...bank. In 1842 he negotiated the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, fixing the northeastern boundary...
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Daniel Webster
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...broken with the Whig leaders, Webster remained at his post until he had completed the settlement of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1843). Again (1845-50) in the Senate, Webster opposed the annexation of Texas...
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Webster, Daniel
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Webster, Daniel (1782–1852) US statesman. A famous lawyer...of California should be slave-holding or free. He negotiated the Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842), fixing the boundary between Maine and Canada.
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