steamboat Caroline

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The steamboat Caroline was an American vessel whose 1837 destruction by British forces on the Niagara River sparked the Caroline affair, a major diplomatic crisis between the United States and Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ship
steamboat
aftermath diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Britain
influenced the Caroline test in international law
causeOf Caroline affair NERFINISHED
conflict Caroline affair NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
destroyedBy British forces
British troops
destroyedIn 1837
destroyedOnDate 1837
hasNationality American
historicalPeriod 1830s
19th century
involvedIn Caroline affair NERFINISHED
locationOfDestruction Niagara River NERFINISHED
near Niagara Falls
notableFor its destruction by British forces
its role in international law debates on self-defense and neutrality
operatedIn Upper Canada Rebellion context
operatedOn Niagara River NERFINISHED
partOf United States–British relations NERFINISHED
relatedEvent Upper Canada Rebellion NERFINISHED
relatedTo Canada NERFINISHED
Great Britain NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
significance heightened tensions on the U.S.–Canada border
sparked a major diplomatic crisis between the United States and Britain
usedFor transportation

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Caroline affair mainSubject steamboat Caroline