Elgin–Marcy Treaty

Target entity: Elgin–Marcy Treaty
Context triple: [James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, notableWork, Elgin–Marcy Treaty]

• A. Oregon Treaty of 1846
  The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully settled their competing claims in the Pacific Northwest by establishing the 49th parallel as the boundary west of the Rocky Mountains.
• B. Treaty of Lewistown
  The Treaty of Lewistown was an early 19th-century agreement in which the Shawnee ceded lands in Ohio to the United States, contributing to their displacement from the region.
• C. Convention of 1818
  The Convention of 1818 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled parts of the U.S.-Canada boundary and established joint occupation of the Oregon Country.
• D. Harris Treaty of 1858
  The Harris Treaty of 1858 was a landmark U.S.–Japan agreement that opened Japanese ports to American trade, granted extraterritorial rights to U.S. citizens, and marked a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
• E. Omaha Treaty of 1854
  The Omaha Treaty of 1854 was an agreement in which the Omaha people ceded most of their traditional lands in what is now Nebraska to the United States, paving the way for increased American settlement in the region.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Elgin–Marcy Treaty
Target entity description: 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.

• A. Oregon Treaty of 1846
  The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully settled their competing claims in the Pacific Northwest by establishing the 49th parallel as the boundary west of the Rocky Mountains.
• B. Treaty of Lewistown
  The Treaty of Lewistown was an early 19th-century agreement in which the Shawnee ceded lands in Ohio to the United States, contributing to their displacement from the region.
• C. Convention of 1818
  The Convention of 1818 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled parts of the U.S.-Canada boundary and established joint occupation of the Oregon Country.
• D. Harris Treaty of 1858
  The Harris Treaty of 1858 was a landmark U.S.–Japan agreement that opened Japanese ports to American trade, granted extraterritorial rights to U.S. citizens, and marked a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
• E. Omaha Treaty of 1854
  The Omaha Treaty of 1854 was an agreement in which the Omaha people ceded most of their traditional lands in what is now Nebraska to the United States, paving the way for increased American settlement in the region.
• F. None of above. chosen