Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
[ kleyt-n bool-wer ]
noun
an agreement between the United States and Great Britain in 1850 guaranteeing that any canal built to connect the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean across Central America would be jointly controlled, open to all nations, and unfortified.
- Compare Hay-Pauncefote Treaty.
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How to use Clayton-Bulwer Treaty in a sentence
The only opportunity offered for eloquence was, after the inauguration, on the discussion of the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty.
Lands of the Slave and the Free | Henry A. MurrayLong and wordy negotiations ensued, ending in the so-called Clayton-Bulwer Treaty.
By-Ways of War | James Jeffrey RocheThe "Clayton-Bulwer Treaty" of 1850 was still the fruitful source of contention.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanHis correspondence upon the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty was instanced.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie | Andrew Carnegie
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