Convention of 1818

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The Convention of 1818 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled parts of the U.S.-Canada boundary and established joint occupation of the Oregon Country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral agreement ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
affectedRegion British North America ⓘ
linked to: British America

Oregon Country ⓘ
United States northern frontier ⓘ
linked to: Northwest Territory
allowedCitizenshipRights equal rights of navigation and trade in Oregon Country for U.S. and British subjects ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Anglo-American Convention of 1818 ⓘ
linked to: Convention of 1818

Treaty of 1818 ⓘ
linked to: Convention of 1818
appliesTo citizens of the United States ⓘ
subjects of the British Crown ⓘ
countrySignatory United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
createdRegime joint occupation of Oregon Country ⓘ
dateSigned 1818-10-20 ⓘ
definedBoundary 49th parallel north from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains ⓘ
U.S.-Canada border west of Lake of the Woods ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1818 ⓘ
establishedLineOfLatitude 49th parallel north ⓘ
followedBy Oregon Treaty ⓘ
Webster–Ashburton Treaty ⓘ
historicalContext post-War of 1812 Anglo-American relations ⓘ
involves Oregon boundary dispute ⓘ
U.S.-Canada border ⓘ
jointOccupationDuration 10 years (renewable) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus ratified treaty ⓘ
locationSigned London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
longTermEffect foundation for the modern U.S.-Canada boundary along the 49th parallel ⓘ
reduction of military tensions between the United States and Great Britain in North America ⓘ
stabilization of the U.S.-British North American border ⓘ
precededBy Treaty of Ghent ⓘ
primaryPurpose establishment of joint occupation of the Oregon Country ⓘ
regulation of fisheries and trade between the United States and Great Britain ⓘ
settlement of boundary disputes between the United States and British North America ⓘ
regulatedActivity fishing rights off Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
trade on the Great Lakes and in border regions ⓘ
resolvedIssue boundary uncertainty at the Lake of the Woods ⓘ
overlapping territorial claims in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ
signatoryParty British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

United States government ⓘ
subjectMatter fishing rights ⓘ
international boundaries ⓘ
joint occupation of territory ⓘ
territorial sovereignty ⓘ
yearSigned 1818 ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

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Treaty of Ghent → followedBy → Convention of 1818 ⓘ
United States territorial expansion → hasPart → Oregon boundary settlement ⓘ
linked to: Convention of 1818
Era of Good Feelings → significantEvent → Convention of 1818 ⓘ
Oregon Country → establishedBy → Anglo-American Convention of 1818 ⓘ
linked to: Convention of 1818
Penobscot people → treatyPartyTo → Treaty of 1818 ⓘ
linked to: Convention of 1818
Presidency of James Monroe → hasPart → Treaty of 1818 ⓘ
linked to: Convention of 1818
Canada–United States border → historicalTreaty → Treaty of 1818 ⓘ
linked to: Convention of 1818
Quapaw tribe → treaty → Treaty of 1818 with the United States ⓘ
linked to: Convention of 1818
Convention of 1818 → alsoKnownAs → Anglo-American Convention of 1818 ⓘ
linked to: Convention of 1818
Convention of 1818 → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of 1818 ⓘ
linked to: Convention of 1818
Oregon Treaty of 1846 → supersedes → Convention of 1818 (regarding joint occupation of Oregon Country) ⓘ
linked to: Convention of 1818
Penobscot → treatyParty → Treaty of 1818 ⓘ
linked to: Convention of 1818
British Empire in the Pacific Northwest → usedLegalInstrument → Treaty of 1818 ⓘ
linked to: Convention of 1818
Ontario–Minnesota border → hasLegalBasisIn → Treaty of 1818 ⓘ
linked to: Convention of 1818
Oregon boundary dispute → precededBy → Convention of 1818 ⓘ
Oregon boundary dispute → precededBy → Anglo-American Convention of 1818 ⓘ
linked to: Convention of 1818
Penobscot Indian Island community → associatedWithTreaty → Treaty of 1818 ⓘ
linked to: Convention of 1818