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Aroostook War

The Aroostook War (sometimes called the Pork and Beans War), or the Madawaska War, was a military and civilian-involved confrontation in 1838–1839 between the United States and the United Kingdom over the international boundary between the British colonies of New Brunswick and Lower Canada and the U.S. state of Maine. The term "war" was rhetorical; local…

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Location
Maine–New Brunswick border
Date
Webster–Ashburton Treaty · 1838–1839
Result
Webster–Ashburton Treaty

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Disputed border

Growing tensions

Crisis of 1830

Posses, arrests, and the mobilization of militia

American and British governments step in

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Casualties

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Aroostook War

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Aroostook War

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related to Further reading · 62
Aroostook War → American History, Anglo-American Relations, Anglophobia, Ashburton Negotiations, Ashburton Treaty, Augusta, Beaver, Blood, Campbell, Commissioned Officers, CS1, Daniel Webster, Dec, Drawing, Eastern Canadian-American Boundary, Enlisted Men CALLED INTO, Feb, Francis, Frederick, Gary
related to External links · 17
Aroostook War → Aroostook Valley, Aroostook WarCanadian Militia History, Crouseville, Gould, Hiram Smith, John, John Neal, John River Valley, July, Kavanagh's, Maine, Officers, Service During, The Boundary Dispute, The Christian Science Monitor, The Squatter, The Upper St
related to In popular culture · 4
Aroostook War → Hayes, John Neal, The, The Squatter
related to Casualties · 3
Aroostook War → Private Hiram, Smith, The Aroostook War
Date · 2
Aroostook War → 1838–1839, Webster–Ashburton Treaty
Location · 1
Aroostook War → Maine–New Brunswick border
Result · 1
Aroostook War → Webster–Ashburton Treaty

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maine new british brunswick john river states treaty aroostook boundary war 1839 united saint militia area american disputed webster ashburton

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Aroostook WarDateWebster–Ashburton Treaty1.00infobox
Aroostook WarDate1838–18391.00infobox
Aroostook WarLocationMaine–New Brunswick border1.00infobox
Aroostook WarResultWebster–Ashburton Treaty1.00infobox
Benjamin Disraeli supported itinstance ofand Conservatives0.80text
Aroostook Warrelated to CasualtiesThe Aroostook War0.60section
Aroostook Warrelated to CasualtiesPrivate Hiram0.60section
Aroostook Warrelated to CasualtiesSmith0.60section
Aroostook Warrelated to External linksGould0.60section
Aroostook Warrelated to External linksJohn0.60section
Aroostook Warrelated to External linksJuly0.60section
Aroostook Warrelated to External linksHiram Smith0.60section

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