Elgin–Marcy Treaty

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The Elgin–Marcy Treaty was an 1854 reciprocity agreement between the United Kingdom (for British North America) and the United States that reduced tariffs and promoted free trade in natural resources across the U.S.–Canadian border.

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Elgin–Marcy Treaty canonical 1
Reciprocity Treaty of 1854 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty ⓘ
reciprocity treaty ⓘ
trade agreement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Canadian–American Reciprocity Treaty ⓘ
Reciprocity Treaty of 1854 ⓘ
appliedToTerritory British North America ⓘ
linked to: British America

New Brunswick ⓘ
Newfoundland ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ
Prince Edward Island ⓘ
Province of Canada ⓘ
United States–Canada border region ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1855-03-16 ⓘ
countrySignatory United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
effect increased trade between British North America and the United States ⓘ
stimulated economic development in British North America ⓘ
strengthened economic ties across the U.S.–Canadian border ⓘ
expirationMechanism subject to termination after 10 years with one-year notice ⓘ
historicalPeriod mid-19th century ⓘ
legalArea international trade law ⓘ
tariff policy ⓘ
locationSigned Washington, D.C. ⓘ
negotiatedBy James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin ⓘ
William L. Marcy ⓘ
partOf history of Canada–United States relations ⓘ
providedFor duty-free trade in coal ⓘ
duty-free trade in fish ⓘ
duty-free trade in grain ⓘ
duty-free trade in natural products ⓘ
duty-free trade in timber ⓘ
mutual access to inshore fisheries ⓘ
relatedTo British colonial economic policy ⓘ
United States–Canada trade relations ⓘ
history of Canada–United States border ⓘ
representedCountry James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin; United Kingdom ⓘ
William L. Marcy; United States ⓘ
linked to: William L. Marcy
signatoryRepresentative James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin ⓘ
William L. Marcy ⓘ
signedInYear 1854 ⓘ
signingDate 1854-06-05 ⓘ
subject cross-border trade between British North America and the United States ⓘ
promotion of free trade in natural resources ⓘ
reciprocal reduction of tariffs ⓘ
terminatedBy United States ⓘ
terminationYear 1866 ⓘ
underGovernmentOf Franklin Pierce administration ⓘ
underMonarch Queen Victoria ⓘ

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James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin → notableWork → Elgin–Marcy Treaty ⓘ
Elgin–Marcy Treaty → alsoKnownAs → Reciprocity Treaty of 1854 ⓘ
linked to: Elgin–Marcy Treaty