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What did the Treaty of Ghent (1814) accomplish regarding the causes of the War of 1812?

  1. It established a clear prohibition of the practice of impressment
  2. It restored the 'status quo ante bellum,' returning to pre-war borders
  3. It forced the British to pay for all American ships seized during the war
  4. It officially ceded Canada to the United States
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Correct answer: It restored the 'status quo ante bellum,' returning to pre-war borders

The treaty ended the fighting but addressed almost none of the grievances that started the war. Because the Napoleonic Wars had ended, the issues of neutral rights and impressment had become moot points in Europe.

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