Question

The Treaty of Ghent ________. options:

Answer 1

Answer:

did little more than end hostilities and postpone issues for future negotiations

Explanation:

The Treaty of Ghent, signed on December 24, 1814 in Ghent, was the peace that ended the Anglo-American war of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. The treaty largely restored relations between the two countries to the status quo ante bellum. Due to the low speed of communications of the time, it took several weeks for the news of peace to arrive in America, long after the battle of New Orleans ended.

The treaty established the release of all prisoners and the restoration of all disputed land and boats. This meant that approximately 40,000 km² of territory near the Upper and Michigan lakes in Maine and on the Pacific coast returned to the United States. The treaty did not impose major changes to the pre-war situation, but did involve a few promises. . Thus, Britain promised to return the captured slaves, but instead, a few years later, he paid £ 250,000 to the United States for them. The British proposal to create an Indian buffer zone in Ohio and Michigan collapsed after the Indian coalition collapsed. The weak guarantees regarding the North American treatment of the Indians in Article IX were ignored.