Prequel to the 'War'

- First problem: not knowing the geography of Puget Sound

- Second problem: Hudson Bay Co and American squatters

The Trigger

-> Pig from Hudson's Bay Co farmer kept destroying an American's garden

-> American finally shot the pig

-> American offered to pay for the pig, but did not offer enough

-> British wanted to arrest the American and send him to Vancouver Island

Armed Forces on San Juan Island

- Both British and American governments sent troops to the island

- Main leaders for British and Americans in the West not able to come to an agreement

The Rest of Story

- Both countries kept troops on the island for 12 years (1860 - 1872)

- Bordered figured out finally...American's win control

- Strait of Haro is the border in Puget Sound