15th United States Congress - Treaties

Treaties

  • April 29, 1817: Rush–Bagot Treaty signed between the U.S. and the United Kingdom
  • October 20, 1818: Treaty of 1818 between the U.S. and the United Kingdom established the northern boundary as the 49th parallel from the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains, also creating the Northwest Angle.
  • February 22, 1819: Adams-Onís Treaty: Spain ceded Florida to the United States

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Famous quotes containing the word treaties:

    “There are secret articles in our treaties with the gods, of more importance than all the rest, which the historian can never know.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “There can be no reconciliation where there is no open warfare. There must be a battle, a brave boisterous battle, with pennants waving and cannon roaring, before there can be peaceful treaties and enthusiastic shaking of hands.”
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    “The fate of the State decides theirs: clauses of treaties determine their affections.”
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