Treaties

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Oregon Treaty

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In 1846, (also Treaty of Washington), an agreement concludedbetween the USA and Great Britain on June 15, 1846. It resolved the disputeover possession of the territory extending from the Rocky Mountains to thePacific Ocean between 42 and 54’N lat. Formally,by the terms of the 1818 agreement between the two countries, this territoryhad been jointly occupied. However, the Oregon Treaty provided for recognitionof the territory north of the 49th parallel as a British possession; the land south ofthe 49th parallel went to the USA. Congress quickly ratified the Treaty in view of the fact that the USA, involved in theMexican War (1846–48), was in no position to go to war over Oregon.(Dictionary.com)

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The Adams-OnisTreaty-

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As an agreementbetween the United States and Spain signed in 1819 which established the southernborder of the Louisiana Purchase. As part of the agreement, the United Statesobtained the territory of Florida.The treaty was negotiated in Washington, D.C. by the Americansecretary of state, John Quincy Adams, and the Spanish ambassador to the UnitedStates, Luis de Onis.linek

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Webster-Ashburton Treaty

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U.S. History. An agreement between the U.S. andEngland (1842) defining the boundary betweenBritish and American territory from Maine topresent-day Minnesota.

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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signed on February 2, 1848, ended the Mexican-American War in favor of the United States.