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Treaty of Ghent – Russian Trade Interests The Treaty of Ghent, also known as the peace treaty, was an act of kindness shown from both sides of the war of 1812. The Americans and the British agreed to end the war and return all lost territory to its original owner. Czar Alexander, The emperor of Russia influenced this treaty to occur because he knew it would result positively, not for just Russia, but for both the United States of America and the United Kingdom. The Americans agreed with Russias point of view, but the British who were doing well in the war were not convinced until fall of that year. The negotiators of each nation came to discuss the possibility of ending the war, not due to a strong relationship, but due to the Russian Trade…show more content…
Czar Alexander knew he needed to have the ability to trade and purchase goods with both sides. The economical reasons why Russia wanted the war to end was generally for the trade of products such as hemp, sail linen, tobacco and iron that were arriving in colonial ports years before the Revolutionary War began and did not stop once the war started (“American History”, 1998) The colonists and Russia saw Americans and the British as excellent trading partners, particularly because both nations had ample resources to offer. The War of 1812 had a devastating effect on commerce. The US trade restrictions leading up to the war dramatically decreased American exports. The British blockades and direct attacks on tobacco stores and other US trade goods made it difficult to conduct commerce during the war ( Spangled Banner Historical Trail, 2013). Russia realized that this was a problem, therefore was one of the main reasons that Czar Alexander convinced these nations to come to an agreement. He knew that if the war were to end he would be able to make high seas commerce safer, as well as more lucrative. These changes to the economic system were positive for all, and due to the treaty created a lasting relationship between the United States of America and for the United
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