13h 5min, jun 6, 1854 y - Canada and the U.S. sign a Reciprocity Treaty

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On behalf of Great Britain and its British North American colonies, Governor Elgin signed a great reciprocity treaty with the United States on June 5, 1854. ... The treaty was signed at an ideal time for United Canada and the other North American colonies, since Great Britain was carried out its preferential system.