Historical Article: The Burlingame-Seward Treaty, 1868

Anson Burlingame & Burlingame Treaty of 1868

Historical Article: The Burlingame-Seward Treaty, 1868

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Historical Article

The Department of State, Office of the Historian provides contextual background information on the Burlingame-Seward Treaty- an amendment to the 1858 Treaty of Tianjin on Chinese immigration to the United States. Themes include: background information on the treaty's architects- Anson Burlingame and William Seward, the treaty's measures that enabled freer trade, easier Chinese immigration, the protections of Chinese citizens in the U.S and more. Other themes include: the short life-span of the treaty and the growing anti-Chinese sentiment in the U.S.

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U.S. Department of State, The Office of the Historian

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