Elgin–Marcy Treaty

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bilateral treaty reciprocity treaty trade agreement

The Elgin–Marcy Treaty was an 1854 reciprocity agreement between the United Kingdom (for British North America) and the United States that reduced tariffs and promoted free trade in natural resources across the U.S.–Canadian border.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ reciprocity treaty ⓘ trade agreement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Canadian–American Reciprocity Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ Reciprocity Treaty of 1854 NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliedToTerritory	British North America NERFINISHED ⓘ New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Edward Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ United States–Canada border region NERFINISHED ⓘ
cameIntoForce	1855-03-16 ⓘ
countrySignatory	United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
effect	increased trade between British North America and the United States ⓘ stimulated economic development in British North America ⓘ strengthened economic ties across the U.S.–Canadian border ⓘ
expirationMechanism	subject to termination after 10 years with one-year notice ⓘ
historicalPeriod	mid-19th century ⓘ
legalArea	international trade law ⓘ tariff policy ⓘ
locationSigned	Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ
negotiatedBy	James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin NERFINISHED ⓘ William L. Marcy NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	history of Canada–United States relations ⓘ
providedFor	duty-free trade in coal ⓘ duty-free trade in fish ⓘ duty-free trade in grain ⓘ duty-free trade in natural products ⓘ duty-free trade in timber ⓘ mutual access to inshore fisheries ⓘ
relatedTo	British colonial economic policy ⓘ United States–Canada trade relations ⓘ history of Canada–United States border ⓘ
representedCountry	James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin; United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ William L. Marcy; United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
signatoryRepresentative	James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin NERFINISHED ⓘ William L. Marcy NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedInYear	1854 ⓘ
signingDate	1854-06-05 ⓘ
subject	cross-border trade between British North America and the United States ⓘ promotion of free trade in natural resources ⓘ reciprocal reduction of tariffs ⓘ
terminatedBy	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
terminationYear	1866 ⓘ
underGovernmentOf	Franklin Pierce administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
underMonarch	Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ

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James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin → notableWork → Elgin–Marcy Treaty ⓘ