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The Canadian-American Reciprocity Treaty of 1855 to 1866

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2011

Lawrence H. Officer  and
Lawrence B. Smith
Lawrence H. Officer
Affiliation:
Harvard University
Lawrence B. Smith
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
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The Reciprocity Treaty between the British North American Provinces (Canada) and the United States was ratified in February 1855 and terminated in March 1866. It provided for free trade in all natural products, free access for United States fisheries to the Atlantic coastal waters of British North America, and access to the St. Lawrence River for American vessels under the same tolls as native vessels.

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The Journal of Economic History , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , December 1968 , pp. 598 - 623
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Copyright © The Economic History Association 1968

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