A couple of weeks before the Battle of New Orleans, the U.S. and British governments had negotiated and signed a peace treaty that put an effective end to the war between the two countries. Given that news from Europe took about a month to reach the U.S., both the U.S. soldiers led by General Andrew Jackson and the Red Coats led by General Sir Edward Pakenham was a pointless confrontation. A few weeks after the resounding U.S. victory (only 13 men were killed on the U.S. side and 285 on the British side), Jackson and his men got news of the peace treaty signed before their feat of arms.
One example that can be cited as a representative government is The Virginia House of Burgesses, which was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives formed in the 13 colonies. This assembly was created in 1619 by the Virginia Company.
Another example that can be cited is William Penn's Frames of Government of Pennsylvania. This was a constitution for the colony<span> of Pennsylvania. These frames are important as they were already too forward for the time and set the base for democracy.</span>
The League was responsible for the operation of the Treaty.
<span>Through the International Court of Justice. </span>
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By encouraging co-operation through business and trade. </span>
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By encouraging nations to disarm. </span>
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Improving living and working conditions throughout the world.' The League could put pressure on the guilty country, bringing world opinion against it. </span>
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Members could refuse to trade with the guilty country (economic sanctions).
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