Webster-Ashburton Treaty

American  

[web-ster-ash-bur-tn] / ˈwɛb stərˈæʃ bɜr tn /

noun

1. U.S. History. an agreement between the U.S. and England (1842) defining the boundary between British and American territory from Maine to present-day Minnesota.

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Etymology

Origin of Webster-Ashburton Treaty

Named after D. Webster and A. Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, who negotiated it

Example Sentences

In 1842, the United States and Canada resolved a border dispute by signing the Webster-Ashburton Treaty.

From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2020

I got a good laugh out of the March 15 “Big Nate” with his incredulous question, “They teach about the Webster-Ashburton Treaty on the street?”

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2018

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was to be followed by a greater one, securing to the United States the coveted expansion southwest, west, and northwest.

From Expansion and Conflict by Dodd, William E.

Thus the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 was a settlement of some threatening difficulties and a tacit compromise or ignoring of others.

From Expansion and Conflict by Dodd, William E.