# Canonical recap data for Treaty of Ghent Signed (1814)
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title: Treaty of Ghent Signed
subtitle: The treaty ending the War of 1812 between the United States and Britain restored pre-war boundaries and represented America's emergence as a sovereign military power.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1814-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1814
decade: 1810
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. It took effect in February 1815. Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent, United Netherlands. The treaty restored relations between the two parties to status quo ante bellum by r
summaryLong: The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. It took effect in February 1815. Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent, United Netherlands. The treaty restored relations between the two parties to status quo ante bellum by restoring the pre-war borders of June 1812. Both sides were eager to end the war. It ended when the treaty arrived in Washington and was immediately ratified unanimously by the United States Senate and exchanged with British officials the next day.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Treaty of Ghent"
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
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  title: Treaty of Ghent
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related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. It took effect in February 1815. Both side
wikidataQid: Q1324198
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  capturedAt: 2026-07-03
  label: Treaty of Ghent
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