| Date: June 6, 1854 | |
| Reciprocity Treaty Signed | |
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Date: June 6, 1854 Reciprocity Treaty Signed
A Reciprocity Treaty established the mutual abolition or reduction of customs duties between the United States and Canada; it came into effect on October 18. The treaty helped produce a considerable increase in trade between the two countries. Popular in Canada, it was abrogated by the US in 1866.
Lord Elgin was Canada's
signatory to the Reciprocity
Treaty
