- there be a complete peace between the United States and Britain
- all territories and possessions taken during the war must be returned (with some exceptions, see below)
- the United States' boundary will be extended 20 leagues to the east of the coast, south of Nova Scotia and north of East Florida (some exceptions, see below)
- the Passamaquoddy Islands and the Island of Grand Menan, as well as the area surrounding the Great Lakes and the River St. Croix, be surveyed by the English and Americans together, and then distributed between the two countries
- both countries have at most 120 days to return all warships and armies to their respective coasts (latitudes specified as well)
- all prisoners of war must be released once their possible accumulated debts are payed
- journals of all the surveying must be kept by both the United States and Britain, and are to be given to the President and King once complete
- the Untied States must extend a peace treaty to the Native Americans, and end all hostility towards them
- both the British and the United States' governments must try to end slavery.
Overall, the United States got to extend its power in North America a little, and the two countries promised to be peaceful to one another. I was interested in the article that talked about ending slavery, because the treaty states that the government must try to end slavery, but says nothing of what it must accomplish. If you want more information, or want to read the treaty for yourself, this is the website I used: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=20&page=transcript
Something tells me the Native American peace treaties didn't work out so well...
ReplyDeleteI'm sort of wondering why ending slavery was even mentioned. In the link you added, it said that it was because both sides wanted to uphold justice and basic human rights, but where does that come into play in this peace settlement? It might have had nothing to do with the issue at hand, and maybe both sides came to a conclusion that they wanted to work together to get rid of slavery.
ReplyDelete@Anneliese Gallagher
ReplyDeleteI was also confused by this; why would they suddenly bring in a conflict they have purposefully postponed? I agree that perhaps the allusion to abolishing slavery had no business being in the treaty and that it probably was conciliation in order to ensure piece. Also, perhaps the US realized that postponing slavery was postponing the inevitable and it would be beneficial to attempt and stop slavery using the medium of a peace treaty; when the opportunity arose, the US attempted to reconcile.