The dispute arose because the Treaty of Paris in 1783 did not properly determine the southern boundary of New Brunswick.
The dispute arose because the Treaty of Paris in 1783 did not properly determine the southern boundary of New Brunswick. The state of Maine committed between 3,000 and 10,000 men to the dispute, though they never left Hancock Barracks. President Martin (*) Van Buren sent General Winfield Scott to mediate the conflict, and actual fighting was averted. FTP, name this conflict, also known as the Pork and Beans War, that was a result of disputing claims of lumberjacks in Canada and Maine.
The dispute arose because the Treaty of Paris in 1783 did not properly determine the southern boundary of New Brunswick.
{Aroostook War}