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The Clayton–Bulwer Treaty was a treaty signed in 1850 between the United States and the United Kingdom. [1] The treaty was negotiated by John M. Clayton and Sir Henry Bulwer , amidst growing tensions between the two nations over Central America , a region where the British had traditionally held strong influence but also saw increasing ...
Arguably the Taylor administration's definitive accomplishment in foreign policy was the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty of 1850, regarding a proposed inter-oceanic canal through Central America. While the U.S. and Britain were on friendly terms, and the construction of such a canal was decades away from reality, the mere possibility put the two ...
1850 — Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. America and Great Britain agreed that both nations were not to colonize or control any Central American republic, neither nation would seek exclusive control of Isthmian canal, if canal built protected by both nations for neutrality and security. Any canal built open to all nations on equal terms.
Pierce highlighted the conflict with Great Britain on the interpretation of the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, asserting that Britain’s continued territorial claims in Central America contradicted the treaty’s terms. [1]
Blaine sought to expand American influence in other areas, calling for renegotiation of the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty to allow the United States to construct a canal through Panama without British involvement, as well as attempting to reduce British involvement in the strategically located Kingdom of Hawaii. [60]
The Clayton–Bulwer Treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom, which guaranteed the neutrality of any such canal, was finalized in April 1850. Mexican negotiators refused the treaty because it would eliminate Mexico's ability to play the US and Britain against each other.
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April 19 – Clayton–Bulwer Treaty is signed by the United States and Great Britain, allowing both countries to share Nicaragua and not claim complete control over the proposed Nicaragua Canal. May 7 – The brigantine USS Advance is loaned to the United States Navy.