Question

The united states and british canada both wanted to keep their navies and fishing rights on the great lakes. what was the compromise they agreed on in 1817? explain it. flashcard

Answer 1

The compromise was seen in the Rush-Bagot treaty which was ratified by both sides' parliaments. They decided to demilitarize the zone and only allow two ships from each country to stay in the lakes and those two ships had to be lightly armed instead of for examples being full warships. The demilitarized zone was designed to prevent either side from being too strong in the area.