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The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
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Webster–Ashburton Treaty
1842 border treaty between British Canada and the US
The Webster–Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, was a treaty that resolved several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies. Negotiated in the US federal capital city of Washington, DC, it was signed August 9, 1842, under the new…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rocky Mountains
Major mountain range in western North America
The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch 3,000 miles in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of Western Canada, to New Mexico in the Southwestern United…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)