In Windsor, Ontario, there is a national historic site honouring the Underground Railroad and its significance in Canadian history.
From the early 19th century until the American Civil War, settlements along the Detroit and Niagara rivers were key locations of the Underground Railroad where white and black abolitionists helped bring African American slaves to freedom.
The Voyage of Understanding (officially known as the Tour of the President to Alaska) was a trans-continental tour of the Western United States by President Warren G. Harding.
This voyage also marked the first international visit of an American president to Canada where President Harding disembarked from the U.S.S.
The Treaty of Washington, which was negotiated in 1871 and came into effect in 1973, was a treaty made between Britain and the United States , which discussed issues left over from the American Civil War.
In negotiating this Treaty, the British Government's delegate John.
The Rush-Bagot Agreement (1817) dates back to a time where the United States and Canada were on precarious terms following the war of 1812, which occurred on either side of the Canadian and American border.
The agreement was made between the United States and Great Britain (prior to Canada's independence from Britain) and was established to limit and regulate naval vessels from both Canada and the US travelling through the Great Lakes.
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States of America and Great Britain, however, much of this war took place on Canadian soil.
The War of 1812 was a foundational event that helped build the Canadian identity because of the influence of Canadian soldiers, including the First Nations who risked their lives in combat.
This is the official record of the June 17, 1812, declaration of War with Great Britain and subsequently Canada (known as British North America at the time) approved by the Senate and passed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 19-13.
President James Madison signed this into law on June 18, 1812.
The Treaty of Paris (also known as the Definitive Treaty of Peace) was signed In 1783 with Great Britain negotiating on behalf of British North America (Canada) along with the United States.
This treaty concluded the American Revolution and formally established the newly independent American colonies, the British North American territories, and the international border that still separates Canada and the United States.