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1686 treaty between France and England
The
Treaty of Whitehall
(or the
Treaty of American Neutrality
) was signed between
Louis XIV
of
France
and
James II
of
England
on 26 November 1686 (16 November O.S.).
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They agreed that a
European
conflict would not disrupt peace and neutrality in
New France
and
New England
and declared that "though the two Countries might be at war in Europe their Colonies in America should continue in peace and Neutrality."
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The treaty specifically prohibited each nation from fishing or trading in the other's territory and each power from aiding Indian tribes who might be at war with the other.
The treaty was short-lived, however, and was broken following the outbreak of
King William's War
in 1689, the first in the series of
French and Indian Wars
.
References
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John Mack Faragher,
A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland
(New York: W.W Norton & Company, 2006), 500, quoting Max Savelle,
Origins of American Diplomacy: The International History of Angloamerica 1492?1763
(New York: Macmillan, 1967), 108
- ^
Daugherty, J.E. (January 1983).
"The Colonial Struggle for Acadia, The Initial Phase: 1686?1713"
.
Maritime Indian Treaties In Historical Perspective
. Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Government of Canada
. Retrieved
2007-12-01
.
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