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The '''Mount Vernon Conference''' was a meeting in 1785 to address disputes regarding navigation and naval jurisdiction along the Potomac River.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=xK1NuzpAcH8C&pg=PA467 A Companion to the American Revolution]</ref> It was held at the home of [[George Washington]], Mount Vernon.
The result of the conference was the Mount Vernon Compact. As a result of the compact, the negotiators agreed on tolls, navigation rights, port duties, fishing practices, and lighthouses.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=poGMCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA19 Madison's Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America]</ref>
The Mount Vernon Conference led directly to the [[Annapolis Convention]] and ultimately, the [[Constitutional Convention]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=eSftIw3YSTQC&pg=PT288 A Companion to James Madison and James Monroe]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.mountvernon.org/digital-encyclopedia/article/mount-vernon-conference/ Mount Vernon Conference]
[[Category:United States History]]
The result of the conference was the Mount Vernon Compact. As a result of the compact, the negotiators agreed on tolls, navigation rights, port duties, fishing practices, and lighthouses.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=poGMCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA19 Madison's Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America]</ref>
The Mount Vernon Conference led directly to the [[Annapolis Convention]] and ultimately, the [[Constitutional Convention]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=eSftIw3YSTQC&pg=PT288 A Companion to James Madison and James Monroe]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|1}}
==External links==
* [http://www.mountvernon.org/digital-encyclopedia/article/mount-vernon-conference/ Mount Vernon Conference]
[[Category:United States History]]