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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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