Nootka Crisis

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18th-century historical event diplomatic crisis international dispute

The Nootka Crisis was an 18th-century diplomatic confrontation between Britain and Spain over territorial and trading rights on the Pacific Northwest coast of North America, which nearly led to war before being resolved through negotiation.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Nootka Conventions	2

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th-century historical event ⓘ diplomatic crisis ⓘ international dispute ⓘ
almostResultedIn	war between Great Britain and Spain ⓘ
conflictBetween	Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy	increased British presence on the Pacific Northwest coast ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Nootka Sound Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCause	dispute over territorial rights ⓘ dispute over trading rights ⓘ seizure of British ships by Spain at Nootka Sound ⓘ
hasDiplomaticParticipants	British government NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish government NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEndTime	1794 ⓘ
hasGeopoliticalContext	rivalry of European colonial powers in North America ⓘ
hasKeyIssue	freedom of navigation in the Pacific ⓘ right to establish settlements on unoccupied coasts ⓘ
hasLegalContext	disputes over rights of navigation and settlement ⓘ
hasLocation	Nootka Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Northwest coast of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainSubject	maritime fur trade ⓘ sovereignty over Pacific Northwest coast ⓘ
hasOutcome	avoidance of open warfare between Britain and Spain ⓘ limitation of exclusive Spanish claims in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ recognition of British rights to trade and settle on the Pacific Northwest coast ⓘ
hasSignificance	important episode in the expansion of British influence in the Pacific ⓘ opened Pacific Northwest to British and other non-Spanish powers ⓘ weakened Spain’s exclusive claims to the Pacific coast of North America ⓘ
hasStartTime	1789 ⓘ
hasTemporalContext	late 18th century ⓘ
involves	British merchant ships ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Nootka Sound trading post NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish naval forces ⓘ
partOf	Anglo-Spanish relations NERFINISHED ⓘ history of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ
precededBy	Spanish attempts to enforce exclusive rights in the Pacific ⓘ
relatedTo	Nootka Convention of 1790 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nootka Convention of 1793 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nootka Convention of 1794 NERFINISHED ⓘ
resolvedBy	Nootka Conventions NERFINISHED ⓘ diplomatic negotiation ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America → hasComponent → Nootka Crisis ⓘ

Vancouver Expedition → treatyContext → Nootka Crisis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nootka Conventions

Nootka Sound → knownFor → Nootka Crisis ⓘ

Nootka Sound → historicalEvent → Nootka Crisis ⓘ

Nootka Sound → subjectOf → Nootka Crisis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nootka Conventions

John Meares → participatedIn → Nootka Crisis ⓘ