The Caroline affair diplomatic crisis, beginning in 1837 involving the United States, Britain, and the Canadian independence movement, was defused by the negotiations that led to the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842, which led to the legal principle of the "Caroline test".
The Caroline affair diplomatic crisis, beginning in 1837 involving the United States, Britain, and the Canadian independence movement, was defused by the negotiations that led to the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842, which led to the legal principle of the "Caroline test".