Keywords: Ghent
Item 135885
Original Award under the 4th Article of the Treaty of Ghent, 1817
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1817 Location: Ghent Media: Ink on Paper
Item 102124
James Monroe to John Holmes regarding the Treaty of Ghent, 1816
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1816-01-24 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
The British capture and occupation of Eastport 1814-1818
The War of 1812 ended in December 1814, but Eastport continued to be under British control for another four years. Eastport was the last American territory occupied by the British from the War of 1812 to be returned to the United States. Except for the brief capture of two Aleutian Islands in Alaska by the Japanese in World War II, it was the last time since 2018 that United States soil was occupied by a foreign government.
Exhibit
The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.
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"… of border-formation in the wake of the Treaty of Ghent. When it became clear that the commission process would not produce a result in the early…"
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"The Treaty of Ghent 1815 was drafted to determine the boundary lines between the United States and Great Britain Canada."