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15 Cards in this Set
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Magna Carta
1215 |
June 15, 1215 § Runnymeade
King John of England § his Barons *Established legal procedures and certain rights for barons *Bound King's power *Constitution-like document |
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Treaty of Paris
1763 |
February 10, 1763 § Paris
Kingdom of Great Britain § Kingdom of France *Ended French and Indian War *France ceded mainland North American territories to GB |
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Treaty of Paris
1783 |
September 3, 1783 § Paris
USA § Kingdom of Great Britain *Ended American Revolutionary War *10 Articles |
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Jay's Treaty
1794 |
November 19, 1794 § London
USA § Kingdom of Great Britain *GB surrendered Northwestern posts *US granted Most Favoured Nation status to GB |
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Pinckney's Treay
1795 |
October 27,1795 § San Lorenzo
USA § Kingdom of Spain *Spain granted US free navigation of Mississippi R. *31st Parrallel set as Florida-US border |
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Treaty of Greenville
1795 |
August 3, 1795 § Ft. Greenville
USA § a coalition of Native Americans *Ended Northwest Indian War *US gained modern-day Ohio and Chicago, as well as the Ft. Detroit region *Natives got $20,000 |
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Louisiana Purchase
1803 |
December 20, 1803 § Paris
USA § French First Republic *US gained entire Louisiana territory *France got $15 million |
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Treaty of Ghent
1814 |
December 24, 1814 § Ghent
USA § UK of GB and I *Ended War of 1812 *Both countries agreed to promote abolitionism |
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Rush-Bagot Pact
1817 |
April 28-29, 1817 § Washington
USA § UK of GB and I *Great Lakes and Lake Champlain were demilitarized between US and Canada(part of UK) |
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Convention of Commerce
1818 |
October 20, 1818 § London
USA § UK of GB and I *49th Parallel set as US-Canadian(part of UK) border from Great Lakes to Lake of the Woods *Fishing rights secured off of New Foundland and Nova Scotia for US |
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Adams-Onís Treaty
1819 |
February 22, 1819 § Washington
USA § Kingdom of Spain *Spain gave Florida to US *Border established between US and Mexico(part of Spain) *Spain relinquished claims to Oregon |
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Webster-Ashburton Treaty
1842 |
August 9, 1842 § Washington
USA § UK of GB and I *Maine-New Brunswick border defined *Shared access to Great Lakes granted |
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Oregon Treaty
1846 |
June 15, 1846 § Washington
USA § UK of GB and I *Oregon boundary set at 49th Parallel *Vancouver Island entirely granted to Canada(part of UK) |
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
1848 |
February 2, 1848 § Guadalupe Hidalgo
USA § United Mexican States *Ended Mexican-American War *Texas border set on Rio Grande *Mexico ceded AZ, CA, NM, and parts of CO, NV, and UT to US |
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Alaska Purchase
1867 |
March 30, 1867 § Washington
USA § Russian Empire *US gained Alaskan territory *Russia got $7.2 million |
