Aroostook War in the British-American Diplomacy in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century

Nguyen Van Sang^1, , Luu Trang¹ and Nguyen Minh Phuong¹

¹The University of Danang - University of Science and Education, Da Nang City, Vietnam

Cite this paper:
Nguyen Van Sang, Luu Trang and Nguyen Minh Phuong. Aroostook War in the British-American Diplomacy in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century. World Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities. 2021; 7(1):18-22. doi: 10.12691/wjssh-7-1-3

Abstract

The Treaty of Paris in 1783 was the primary reason for the Northeastern territorial disputes in Maine and New Brunswick in the Anglo-American relations. The shortcomings in defining the Northeastern border line by Article II of this Treaty led to the event known as the Aroostook War. By means of historical materials, the article presents the British-American relations about the Aroostook War in 1838-1839 in such aspects as conflicts of interest between two countries in the border area, the relations between two countries at risk of war; diplomatic efforts to prevent from this war. The article contributes to the study of the history of the Northeastern border dispute between Maine and New Brunswick and the history of the Anglo-American relations from the American Independence War to the second half of the nineteenth century.

Keywords:
Maine New Brunswick Great Britain the United States of America territorial dispute Aroostook War

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