The Rush-Bagot agreement of 1817 called for
A) the joint occupation of Oregon by France and the United States.
B) the mutual disarmament of the Great Lakes by Britain and the United States.
C) France to pull out of the fur trade in the Great Lakes region.
D) a general trade agreement between the United States and France.
E) Spain to give up its claim to Florida, in exchange for navigation rights on the Mississippi.

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The Rush-Bagot agreement of 1817 called for the mutual disarmament of the Great Lakes by Britain and the United States. The agreement limited each country to four naval vessels on the Great Lakes and was an important step in reducing tensions between the US and Britain after the War of 1812.

The Rush-Bagot Agreement of 1817 Called for