 | | Clayton-Bulwer Treaty (1850) | | by balisunset, Sep 15, 2008 | | Negotiated and signed in Washington, D.C. by American Secretary of State John Clayton and the British Minister to the United States, Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, the treaty was a compromise between competing Anglo-American imperial ambitions in Central America. Both powers refused exclusive control over any transisthmian interoceanic canal project, but agreed to cooperate in its development and ensure its neutrality, guaranteeing to neither fortify nor exercise dominion over the route. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Amsterdam's Golden Age | | by Gina Bond, Feb 28, 2008 | | A brief outline of the historic period known as Amsterdam's Golden Age, and where to see the sights evoking that age in the city today. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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