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WHAT EVENTS LED US TO BECOME A NATION SEPARATE
FROM BRITAIN?
So what happened?
The Alaska Boundary Dispute
The Alaska Boundary Dispute
WHO
was involved?
United States
Canada
Britain
The Alaska Boundary Dispute
WHAT was it about?
Gold was discovered in the Yukon (Dawson City)
The border between Alaska and British Columbia
Border of “Along the summit of the mountains” was unclear.
Who will Britain support?
The Alaska Boundary Dispute
WHAT
other details?
To get to Dawson Cityo Chilkoot Passo Had to land by ship along the
coast
Both groups wanted economic benefits from miners:o Transportationo Supplies
US lineo Canadians would not have
any usable coastline = no economic benefits
The Alaska Boundary Dispute
WHENdid it happen?
1903
The Alaska Boundary Dispute
WHEREdid it take place?
The border between Alaska and British Columbia
The Alaska Boundary Dispute
WHYdid Britain become
involved?
Britain controlled Canada’s Foreign Policy
US and Canada couldn’t agree. Arbitration – Small group
of people consider both sides and make a decision.
6 officials to decide 3 from the US 2 from Canada 1 from Britain
The Alaska Boundary Dispute
HOWdid this affect Canada’s
ties to Britain?
British official sided with the Americans Germany building an
army Britain would need
support from US
Nationalists were furious
Imperialists started to question our ties to Britain
The Alaska Boundary Dispute
Extra Info
Strengthened Canada’s negative feelings toward the United States Saw the US as a threat
Annexationists – started to see themselves as very different from the US
