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The Aroostook War (sometimes called the Pork and Beans War [1]), or the Madawaska War, [2] was a military and civilian-involved confrontation in 1838–1839 between the United States and the United Kingdom over the international boundary between the British colony of New Brunswick and the U.S. state of Maine.
The Battle of Caribou was a minor and ultimately bloodless skirmish between U.S. and British (Canadian) armed lumberjacks during the Aroostook War.It added to the growing tensions between the respective governments and encouraged the mobilization of local militias to the area, which nearly sparked an armed conflict.
The Aroostook War was fought between the United States and United Kingdom and Canada from 1838 to 1839 over the border between Canada and the U.S. state of Maine. It was settled diplomatically by the Webster–Ashburton Treaty.
Private Hiram T. Smith is a legendary casualty of the bloodless Maine Aroostook War, having died in 1838.Although one of roughly 38 men killed (all were non-combat deaths), he is the most famous because many locals consider him the only casualty of the war.
After the undeclared Aroostook War (1838–39), the United States and the United Kingdom signed the Webster–Ashburton Treaty on August 9, 1842, finally settling the boundary question. One provision of that treaty appears to have applied in effect only to Baker and the estate of his neighbor. [ 4 ]
1838 – Forced removal of the Cherokee Nation from the southeastern U.S. leads to over 4,000 deaths in the Trail of Tears. 1838 – Aroostook War 1839 – Amistad case
The American defeat contributed to the post-war movement for Maine's statehood, which occurred in 1820, as Massachusetts had failed to protect the region. The Aroostook War of 1838-1839 revived anti-British feeling and concern over the vulnerability of the region to another attack like that of 1814. Also, the Penobscot valley and Bangor were ...
Fairfield was the Governor of Maine from 1838 to 1841. [11] He returned to office again in 1842, and served until resigning in 1843. [11] During Fairfield's governorship, the Aroostook War erupted as the U.S. and Great Britain continued a dispute over the boundary between Maine and New Brunswick, Canada. [12]