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The Clayton–Bulwer Treaty was a treaty signed in 1850 between the United States and the United Kingdom. The treaty was negotiated by John M. Clayton and Sir Henry Bulwer , amidst growing tensions between the two nations over Central America , a region where the British had traditionally held strong influence but also saw increasing American ...
Clayton–Bulwer Treaty, compromise agreement (signed April 19, 1850) designed to harmonize contending British and U.S. interests in Central America. Because of its equivocal language, it became one of the most discussed and difficult treaties in the history of Anglo-U.S. relations.
One example of this attitude was the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, signed by the United States and Britain in April, 1850. Zachary Taylor ’s secretary of state, John M. Clayton, met with a British representative, Sir Henry Bulwer, to calm a potentially troublesome issue in Central America.
The resulting treaty, known as the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, was Taylor's last act of state. It proved to be a landmark agreement. Both sides agreed to renounce control or dominion over any canal that might be built.
Taylor died suddenly of a stomach disease on July 9, 1850, with his administration having accomplished little aside from the ratification of the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty and having made no progress on the most divisive issue in Congress and the nation: slavery.
1850. The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty signed with Britain guaranteed that any future canal across Central America would be available to all nations. Internet Biographies: Zachary Taylor — from The Presidents of the United States of America. Compiled by the White House. Zachary Taylor — from American Presidents: Life Portraits — C-SPAN.
An agreement with Great Britain, the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, ended international squabbling over Central America related to a possible inter-ocean canal. The Treaty reduced American interests in Central America and stepped away from using the theory of Manifest Destiny as a policy.
