WEBSTER-ASHBURTON TREATY

Aug., 1842, agreement concluded by the United States, represented by Secretary of State Daniel Webster, and Great Britain, represented by Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton. The treaty settled the Northeast Boundary Dispute, which had caused serious conflicts, such as the Aroostook War. Over 7,000 sq mi (18,100 sq km) of the disputed area, including the Aroostook valley, were given to the United States, and several waterways, including the St. Johns River, were opened to free navigation by both countries. The Webster-Ashburton Treaty also settled the disputed position of the U.S.-Canada border in the Great Lakes region. Other clauses provided for cooperation in the suppression of the slave trade and for mutual extradition of criminals. Some disputes between the United States and Britain, notably the one concerning the Oregon boundary, were ignored. The treaty, however, served as a precedent in peaceful settlements of disputes between the two countries.

See H. S. Burrage, Maine in the Northeastern Boundary Dispute (1919) and H. Jones, To the Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1977).

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To the Webster-Ashburton Treaty: A Study in Anglo-American Relations, 1783-1843
Book by Howard Jones; University of North Carolina Press, 1977
Subjects: Great Britain--Foreign Relations--United States, Great Britain--Treaties, Etc--United States--1842 Aug. 9, Northeast Boundary Of The United States, United States--Foreign Relations--Great Britain
To the Webster-Ashburton Treaty A Study in Anglo-American Relations, 1783-1843 To The Webster-Ashburton Treaty A Study in Anglo-American...Jones, Howard, 1940- To the Webster-Ashburton treaty. "The Webster-Ashburton treaty...
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The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster: With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style
Book by Edwin P. Whipple, Daniel Webster; Little, Brown, 1879
Subjects: Webster, Daniel--1782-1852
...majestic ease. "Daniel Webster, his mark," is indelibly...all. When the Treaty of Washington was...negotiators. Lord Ashburton, he said, had compromised...weakness of Lord Ashburtons despatches with...assault on the treaty. Indeed, a rhetorician...represented fully in Websters despatches, while...
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Mr. W. & I: Being the Authentic Diary of Caroline Le Roy Webster, during a Famous Journey with the Honble Daniel Webster to Great Britain and the Continent in the Year 1839
Book by Caroline Le Roy Webster; I. Washburn, 1942
Subjects: Great Britain--Description And Travel, Webster, Daniel--1782-1852
...before two years had gone by, Daniel Webster would be Secretary of State and that...more than three years, he and Lord Ashburton, -- whom he first met in London, -- would negotiate successfully the Treaty of Washington, adjusting many controversial...
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Daniel Webster
Book by Irving H. Bartlett; W. W. Norton, 1978
Subjects: Legislators--United States--Biography, United States--Politics And Government--1783-1865, Webster, Daniel--1782-1852
...serving eight years in London as commissioner under the Jay Treaty. One of the leading New England Federalists ever since Washington...and owned one of the best law libraries in Boston. That Webster could suddenly impose himself on a man of such great reputation...
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The Proceedings of the Webster Centennial: The Commemoration by Dartmouth College of the Services of Daniel Webster to the College and the State. Held upon the Occasion of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Graduation of Mr. Webster
Book by Ernest Martin Hopkins; Dartmouth College, 1902
Subjects: Webster, Daniel--1782-1852
...portrait by Ames. The Proceedings of THE WEBSTER CENTENNIAL The Commemoration by Dartmouth College of the Services of DANIEL WEBSTER to the College and the State Held...Anni versary of The Gradua tion of Mr. Webster Edited by Ernest Martin Hopkins Secretary...
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Treaties' End: The Past, Present, and Future of International Lawmaking in the United States
Journal article by Oona A. Hathaway; Yale Law Journal, Vol. 117, 2008
Subjects: Commercial treaties--Laws, regulations and rules, Constitutional conventions--Laws, regulations and rules, Trade agreements--Laws, regulations and rules, Treaties--Laws, regulations and rules, Treaties--Ratification, Treaty ratification--Laws, regulations and rules
...A. The Treaty Clause: A Compromise To Save the Union...Origins of the Treaty Clause...THE CASE FOR (ALMOST) ABANDONING THE TREATY CLAUSE A. Stronger Democratic...
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A Good and Wise Measure: The Search for the Canadian-American Boundary, 1783-1842
Journal article by Molly P. Rozum; American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 34, 2004
Subjects: A Good and Wise Measure: The Search for the Canadian-American Boundary, 1783-1842. (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
...of 1812, to the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 (the final...between the Ghent and Webster-Ashburton treaties, when joint...Revolutionary-era treaty. The nations disputed...statesmen, Daniel Webster and Lord Ashburton, finally brought...
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The Doctrine of Specialty: An Argument for a More Restrictive Rauscher Interpretation after State V. Pang
Journal article by Hugh Chadwick Thatcher; Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 31, 1998
Subjects: Extradition--Laws, regulations, etc., Prosecution--International aspects, State v. Pang--132 Wash. 2d 852 (1997)
...United States-Great Britain Webster-Ashburton Treaty,(79) which did create a...See id. at 410-11, 415; Webster-Ashburton Treaty August 9, 1842, U.S.-Gr...U.S. at 416. (81.) See Webster-Ashburton Treaty, supra note 79, art. X...
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All's Well That Ends Well: A Pragmatic Look at International Criminal Extradition
Journal article by Monica L. Mcham; Houston Journal of International Law, Vol. 20, 1998
Subjects: Extradition--International aspects
...independence in 1867,(109) it succeeded to the Webster-Ashburton Treaty,(110) then in force between the United...art. 10, 8 Stat. 572, 576 hereinafter Webster-Ashburton Treaty. The Webster-Ashburton Treaty replaced the Jay Treaty, which had been...
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Antislavery Courts and the Dawn of International Human Rights Law
Journal article by Jenny S. Martinez; Yale Law Journal, Vol. 117, 2008
Subjects: Abolition of slavery--Laws, regulations and rules, Human rights--Laws, regulations and rules, Slavery--Emancipation, Slavery--Laws, regulations and rules
...in London ordered British naval officers to be more deferential to American-flagged ships. (245) In 1842, the Webster-Ashburton Treaty committed the United States to maintaining an antislavery squadron on the African coast, but did not include...
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encyclopedia articles on: Webster Ashburton Treaty  - 11 results

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Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WEBSTER-ASHBURTON TREATY Aug., 1842, agreement concluded...navigation by both countries. The Webster-Ashburton Treaty also settled the disputed position...1919) and H. Jones, To the Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1977...
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Webster, Daniel
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...had 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 and war with Mexico and faced...
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Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...two boundary disputes with the United States, the Northeast Boundary Dispute by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842), and the Oregon controversy by the treaty of 1846. He also improved relations with France. He supported Peel in repealing the...
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Aroostook War
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...force, managed to reach an agreement (Mar., 1839) that prevented trouble. The boundary was later settled by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842). ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia...
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Baring
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...to the peerage in 1835. He was the British commissioner sent to the United States in 1842 to negotiate the Webster-Ashburton Treaty . The family continued to manage the firm and by 1890 its importance to the British government was such that...
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