The 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty primarily resolved a dispute over:
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Correct answer: The border between Maine and New Brunswick
This treaty settled the 'Aroostook War,' a bloodless conflict between lumberjacks from Maine and Canada. It established the final boundary between the U.S. and British North America in the Northeast and the Great Lakes region.
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