Rush bagot agreement apush definitionRush-Bagot Agreement • January 25th, 2021
Contract Type FiledJanuary 25th, 2021Mr Baggott met informally with Foreign Secretary James Munro and eventually reached an agreement with his successor, current Minister Richard Rush. The agreement limited military navigation in the Great Lakes to one or two ships in each country at sea. The U.S. Senate approved the treaty on April 28, 1818. The British government felt that an exchange of diplomatic letters between Rush and Baguette was enough to make the agreement effective. The draft agreement was an agreement between the United States and Britain to eliminate their naysans from the Great Lakes, with the exception of small patrol boats. The 1818 Treaty established the border between Missouri and British North America (at least Canada) in parallel with the 49th. Both agreements reflected the easements in diplomatic tensions leading up to the War of 1812 and marked the beginning of Anglo-American cooperation. Although the agreement was a challenge during World War I, its terms were unchanged. Similar problems arose befor