The WebsterAshburton Treaty allowed the U.S. to complete construction of a partially finished fort on contested lands.
Since "Fort Blunder"an unnamed U.S. fort in what is now part of northeastern New Yorkhad been constructed north of the actual 45th parallel, the United States wanted to follow the old survey line, and the WebsterAshburton treaty incorporated this change, leaving the half-finished fort on U.S. soil. Following signing of the treaty, the U.S. resumed construction on the site. The WebsterAshburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, was a treaty that resolved several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies (the region that became Canada). 
