When The US And Britain Went To War Over Killing Of A Pig

There is a small shared island along the Rockies and Pacific coastline which has turned as a bone of contention between the US and England. Both the countries have actually indulged into a heated, full-fledged confrontation over the small island. It is also known that land disputes were very common in North America during the 19^th century.

1Explorers were very active in 19^th century

The explorers were very active during those days and they were in habit of entering new territories. And, with that, boundary disputes between countries were inevitable. The famous Oregon Treaty was formulated to address the dispute between the US and Britain.

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2The dispute over San Juan island along the Rockies and the Pacific Coastline

The point of dispute was an area along the Rockies and the Pacific Coastline at the border of Oregon. The place now falls in Canada. As per details, the treaty was successful in dividing the land area fairly and evenly at the 49th parallel west. But, there was one exception too.

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3There was disagreement between US and Britain over San Juan Island

There was a lot of chaos and disagreement between the US and Britain over the San Juan island which fell in the middle of the San Juan Channel. Both the countries claimed the sovereignty of San Juan island.

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