British - American Relations in the 1840's

Assess British-American relations during the 1840’s The 1840’s were a period of American expansion and diplomacy. Throughout these years, tensions grew in Anglo-American relations. By this time, The United States had extended its power and territories in the world, and the British Empire had problems in government. Throughout the 1840’s, the two countries disputed over many things, new problems as well as old disagreements. However, the resolution of these disagreements is the great achievement of …

…they would take the land while the U.S. was fighting Mexico. Although nothing happened in this dispute, it shows the tensions that were present during this period in history. (Mowat, 180-187) As you can see, the 1840’s were basically a period of disagreement between the United States and Great Britain. However, I believe it was a productive era, in that all the disputes between these nations were solved peacefully – through negotiations, not through war.