They didn't want to travel far to get to the court.
first here's the definition of a Proxy War : A proxy war is an armed conflict between two states which act or on behalf of other parties that are not directly involved in the hostilities. so the US government aided Africa even though they were not directly involved in the war themselves.
In 1846, <span> the </span>Oregon<span> boundary dispute between </span>the U.S and Britain settled with signing the Oregon treaty <span>The British gained sole possession of the land north of the 49th parallel and all of Vancouver Island, with the </span>United States receiving the territory south of that line.
Do you mean being drafted in the army?