List of United States treaties
Encyclopedia
This is a list of treaties
to which the United States
has been a party or which have had direct relevance to U.S. history.
, treaties come into effect upon final ratification by the President of the United States
, provided that a two-thirds majority of the United States Senate
provides its advice and consent.
Title 25, Chapter 3, Subchapter 1, Section 71 . However, additional agreements were made since then.
Treaty
A treaty is an express agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely sovereign states and international organizations. A treaty may also be known as an agreement, protocol, covenant, convention or exchange of letters, among other terms...
to which the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
has been a party or which have had direct relevance to U.S. history.
Pre-Revolutionary War treaties
Although the United States as such is not a party to these, having not come into legal existence until 1776, these treaties have had some relevance in later U.S. history and as an informal precedent.- 1758 – Treaty of EastonTreaty of EastonThe Treaty of Easton was a colonial agreement in North America signed in October 1758 during the French and Indian War . Briefly, chiefs of 13 Native American nations, representing tribes of the Iroquois, Lenape-Delaware, Shawnee and others, agreed to be allies of the British colonies during the...
- 1763 – Treaty of ParisTreaty of Paris (1763)The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement. It ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War...
- 1768 – Treaty of Fort StanwixTreaty of Fort StanwixThe Treaty of Fort Stanwix was an important treaty between North American Indians and the British Empire. It was signed in 1768 at Fort Stanwix, located in present-day Rome, New York...
- 1774 – Treaty of Camp Charlotte
U.S. international treaties
These are treaties which the United States has made with other sovereign international states. This is mostly to distinguish them from the next category. Under the United States ConstitutionUnited States Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.The first three...
, treaties come into effect upon final ratification by the President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
, provided that a two-thirds majority of the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
provides its advice and consent.
1776–1799
- 1778 – Treaty of AllianceTreaty of Alliance (1778)The Treaty of Alliance, also called The Treaty of Alliance with France, was a defensive alliance between France and the United States of America, formed in the midst of the American Revolutionary War, which promised military support in case of attack by British forces indefinitely into the future...
- American Revolutionary WarAmerican Revolutionary WarThe American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
alliance with FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... - 1778 – Treaty of Amity and CommerceTreaty of Amity and Commerce (USA-France)The Treaty of Amity and Commerce Between the United States and France, along with its sister document the Treaty of Alliance, was one of two treaties signed on February 6, 1778 at the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris, France between the United States and France...
– with France - 1782 - Treaty of Amity and Commerce - with Dutch RepublicDutch RepublicThe Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands , the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately...
- 1783 – Treaty of Amity and Commerce – with SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
- 1783 – Second Treaty of ParisTreaty of Paris (1783)The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on the one hand and the United States of America and its allies on the other. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements; for details of...
Ended the American Revolutionary WarAmerican Revolutionary WarThe American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the... - 1785 – Treaty of Amity and Commerce – with PrussiaPrussiaPrussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
- 1786 – Moroccan-American Treaty of FriendshipMoroccan-American Treaty of FriendshipIn December 1777, Moroccan sultan Muhammad III included America in a list of countries to which Morocco’s ports were open. With that message to foreign consuls for communication to European capitals, Morocco became the first country whose head of state publicly recognized the new United States...
– MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
--first Sovereign state to recognize the U.S; oldest unbroken U.S. treaty - – trade treaty with SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
(not ratified) - 1795 – Jay TreatyJay TreatyJay's Treaty, , also known as Jay's Treaty, The British Treaty, and the Treaty of London of 1794, was a treaty between the United States and Great Britain that is credited with averting war,, resolving issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the American Revolution,, and...
AKA Treaty of London – attempts to settle post-Revolution disputes with Great Britain - 1795 – Treaty with Algeria
- 1795 – Pinckney's TreatyPinckney's TreatyPinckney's Treaty, also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo or the Treaty of Madrid, was signed in San Lorenzo de El Escorial on October 27, 1795 and established intentions of friendship between the United States and Spain. It also defined the boundaries of the United States with the Spanish...
AKA Treaty of Madrid, Treaty of San Lorenzo – defines boundaries of U.S. with Spanish colonies - 1796 – Treaty with TripoliTreaty with Tripoli (1796)The Treaty of Tripoli was the first treaty concluded between the United States of America and Tripolitania, signed at Tripoli on November 4, 1796 and at Algiers on January 3, 1797...
– tribute payments to TripoliTripoliTripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three...
to protect Americans from seizure and ransom - 1797 – Treaty with TunisTreaty with Tunis (1797)The Treaty with Tunis was signed on August 28, 1797, between the United States of America and the "Barbary State" of Tunis, nominally part of the Ottoman Empire...
– increases tribute payments to Tripoli
1800–1849
- 1800 – Convention of 1800 (Treaty of Mortefontaine)Convention of 1800 (Treaty of Mortefontaine)The Convention of 1800, , also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine, was a treaty between the United States of America and France to settle the hostilities that had erupted during the Quasi-War...
– Ends the Quasi War between France and the U.S. - 1805 – Treaty with Tripoli (http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/barbary/bar1805t.htm) – Secure release of Americans being held and proclaim peace and amity.
- 1814 – Treaty of GhentTreaty of GhentThe Treaty of Ghent , signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent , was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
– Ends the War of 1812 between the U.S. and Great Britain - 1817 – Rush-Bagot TreatyRush-Bagot TreatyThe Rush-Bagot Treaty was a treaty between the United States and Britain ratified by the United States Senate on April 16, 1817 . The treaty provided for a large demilitarization of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, where many British naval arrangements and forts still remained...
– The United States and Great Britain agree to demilitarize the Great Lakes. - 1818 – Treaty of 1818Treaty of 1818The Convention respecting fisheries, boundary and the restoration of slaves between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, also known as the London Convention, Anglo-American Convention of 1818, Convention of 1818, or simply the Treaty of 1818, was a...
– resolved boundary issues between U.S. and Great Britain - 1819 – Adams-Onís TreatyAdams-Onís TreatyThe Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty or the Purchase of Florida, was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that gave Florida to the U.S. and set out a boundary between the U.S. and New Spain . It settled a standing border dispute between the two...
– purchase of Florida from Spain - 1824 – Russo-American TreatyRusso-American TreatyThe Russo-American Treaty of 1824 was signed in St...
– gave Russian claims on land off the Northwest Pacific coast of North America (north of the Oregon Country) - 1831 – Franco-American Treaty of 1831 (ratified in 1835 under Victor de Broglie's government – see July MonarchyJuly MonarchyThe July Monarchy , officially the Kingdom of France , was a period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution of 1830 and ending with the Revolution of 1848...
) - 1833 – Siamese-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce – commercial treaty between the Kingdom of SiamThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
and the United States, first treaty with an East AsiaEast AsiaEast Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...
n nation - 1842 – Webster-Ashburton TreatyWebster-Ashburton TreatyThe Webster–Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, was a treaty resolving several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies...
– settles boundary disputes between the U.S. and CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... - 1846 – Mallarino-Bidlack TreatyMallarino-Bidlack TreatyThe Mallarino-Bidlack Treaty was a treaty signed between New Granada and the United States, on December 12, 1846. U.S...
with the Republic of New Granada (ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
) - 1846 – Oregon TreatyOregon TreatyThe Oregon Treaty is a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States that was signed on June 15, 1846, in Washington, D.C. The treaty brought an end to the Oregon boundary dispute by settling competing American and British claims to the Oregon Country, which had been jointly occupied by...
– brought an end to the Oregon boundary dispute by settling competing American and British claims to the Oregon Country - 1847 – Treaty of CahuengaTreaty of CahuengaThe Treaty of Cahuenga, also called the "Capitulation of Cahuenga," ended the fighting of the Mexican-American War in Alta California in 1847. It was not a formal treaty between nations but an informal agreement between rival military forces in which the Californios gave up fighting...
– ends the Mexican-American War in California - 1848 – Treaty of Guadalupe HidalgoTreaty of Guadalupe HidalgoThe Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is the peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to the interim government of a militarily occupied Mexico City, that ended the Mexican-American War on February 2, 1848...
– fully ends the Mexican-American War
1850–1899
- 1850 – Clayton-Bulwer TreatyClayton-Bulwer TreatyThe Clayton–Bulwer Treaty was a treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom, negotiated in 1850 by John M. Clayton and Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, later Lord Dalling...
– U.S. and United Kingdom agree not to colonize Central AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent... - 1854 – Convention of KanagawaConvention of KanagawaOn March 31, 1854, the or was concluded between Commodore Matthew C. Perry of the U.S. Navy and the Tokugawa shogunate.-Treaty of Peace and Amity :...
– forcibly opens JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
to American trade - 1855 – Canadian-American Reciprocity TreatyCanadian-American Reciprocity TreatyThe Canadian American Reciprocity Treaty, also known as the Elgin-Marcy Treaty, was a trade treaty between the colonies of British North America and the United States. It covered raw materials and was in effect from 1854 to 1865...
– with CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
on trade and tariffs - 1858 – U.S.-Japan Treaty of Amity and Commerce, also known as Harris Treaty – forces the opening of treaty ports on Japan
- 1864 – First Geneva ConventionFirst Geneva ConventionThe First Geneva Convention, for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, is one of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions. It defines "the basis on which rest the rules of international law for the protection of the victims of armed conflicts." It was first adopted...
– established rules for the treatment of battlefield casualties - 1867 – Alaska PurchaseAlaska purchaseThe Alaska Purchase was the acquisition of the Alaska territory by the United States from Russia in 1867 by a treaty ratified by the Senate. The purchase, made at the initiative of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, gained of new United States territory...
– U.S. buys AlaskaAlaskaAlaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
from RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... - 1868 – Burlingame TreatyBurlingame TreatyThe Burlingame Treaty, also known as the Burlingame-Seward Treaty of 1868, between the United States and China, amended the Treaty of Tientsin of 1858 and established formal friendly relations between the two countries, with the United States granting China most favored nation status...
– U.S. establishes relations with ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... - 1868 – Naturalization ConventionBancroft TreatiesThe Bancroft treaties, also called the Bancroft conventions, were a series of agreements made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries between the United States and other countries that 1) recognized the right of each party's nationals to become naturalized citizens of the other; and 2) defined...
– with North German ConfederationNorth German ConfederationThe North German Confederation 1866–71, was a federation of 22 independent states of northern Germany. It was formed by a constitution accepted by the member states in 1867 and controlled military and foreign policy. It included the new Reichstag, a parliament elected by universal manhood...
; first recognition by a European power of the legal right of its subjects to become American citizens - 1868 – Naturalization ConventionBancroft TreatiesThe Bancroft treaties, also called the Bancroft conventions, were a series of agreements made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries between the United States and other countries that 1) recognized the right of each party's nationals to become naturalized citizens of the other; and 2) defined...
– with BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... - 1869 – Naturalization ConventionBancroft TreatiesThe Bancroft treaties, also called the Bancroft conventions, were a series of agreements made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries between the United States and other countries that 1) recognized the right of each party's nationals to become naturalized citizens of the other; and 2) defined...
– with SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. - 1870 – Naturalization ConventionBancroft TreatiesThe Bancroft treaties, also called the Bancroft conventions, were a series of agreements made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries between the United States and other countries that 1) recognized the right of each party's nationals to become naturalized citizens of the other; and 2) defined...
– with United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... - 1871 – Treaty of Washington – settles grievances between the U.S. and Canada
- 1872 – Naturalization ConventionBancroft TreatiesThe Bancroft treaties, also called the Bancroft conventions, were a series of agreements made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries between the United States and other countries that 1) recognized the right of each party's nationals to become naturalized citizens of the other; and 2) defined...
– with Denmark - 1883 – Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial PropertyParis Convention for the Protection of Industrial PropertyThe Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed in Paris, France, on March 20, 1883, was one of the first intellectual property treaties. It established a Union for the protection of industrial property...
– intellectual property systems, including patents, of any contracting state become accessible to the nationals of other states party to the Convention - 1886 – Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic WorksBerne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic WorksThe Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, is an international agreement governing copyright, which was first accepted in Berne, Switzerland in 1886.- Content :...
(ratified by U.S. in 1989) - 1898 – Sixth Treaty of ParisTreaty of Paris (1898)The Treaty of Paris of 1898 was signed on December 10, 1898, at the end of the Spanish-American War, and came into effect on April 11, 1899, when the ratifications were exchanged....
– ends the Spanish-American WarSpanish-American WarThe Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence... - 1899 – Hague ConventionsHague Conventions (1899 and 1907)The Hague Conventions were two international treaties negotiated at international peace conferences at The Hague in the Netherlands: The First Hague Conference in 1899 and the Second Hague Conference in 1907...
– one of the first formal statements of the laws of warLaws of warThe law of war is a body of law concerning acceptable justifications to engage in war and the limits to acceptable wartime conduct...
1900–1949
- 1900 - Treaty between Spain and the United States for Cession of Outlying Islands of the Philippines. Concluded November 7, 1900; ratification advised by Senate January 22, 1901 .. ratified by the President January 30, 1901; ratifications exchanged March 23, 1901; proclaimed March 23, 1901.
- 1901 – Hay-Pauncefote TreatyHay-Pauncefote TreatyThe United States and the United Kingdom signed the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty on 18 November 1901. The Treaty nullified the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty of 1850 and gave the United States the right to create and control a canal across the Central American isthmus to connect the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic...
– nullified Clayton-Bulwer Treaty in exchange for free access to build a canal across Central AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent... - 1901 – Boxer ProtocolBoxer ProtocolThe Boxer Protocol was signed on September 7, 1901 between the Qing Empire of China and the Eight-Nation Alliance that had provided military forces plus Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands after China's defeat in the intervention to put down the Boxer Rebellion at the hands of the...
AKA Treaty of 1901, Peace Agreement between the Great Powers and China – one of the Unequal TreatiesUnequal Treaties“Unequal treaty” is a term used in specific reference to a number of treaties imposed by Western powers, during the 19th and early 20th centuries, on Qing Dynasty China and late Tokugawa Japan...
with ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... - 1902 – Naturalization ConventionBancroft TreatiesThe Bancroft treaties, also called the Bancroft conventions, were a series of agreements made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries between the United States and other countries that 1) recognized the right of each party's nationals to become naturalized citizens of the other; and 2) defined...
– with HaitiHaitiHaiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island... - 1903 – Hay-Herran TreatyHay-Herran TreatyThe Hay–Herran Treaty was a treaty signed on January 22, 1903 between United States Secretary of State John M. Hay of the United States and Dr. Tomás Herrán of Colombia...
– the U.S. attempt to acquire a lease on PanamaPanamaPanama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
from ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
(not ratified by Colombia) - 1903 – Hay-Bunau Varilla TreatyHay-Bunau Varilla TreatyThe Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty was a treaty signed on November 18, 1903, by the United States and Panama, that established the Panama Canal Zone and the subsequent construction of the Panama Canal...
– establishes the Panama Canal ZonePanama Canal ZoneThe Panama Canal Zone was a unorganized U.S. territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of... - 1905 – Treaty of PortsmouthTreaty of PortsmouthThe Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War. It was signed on September 5, 1905 after negotiations at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine in the USA.-Negotiations:...
– ends Russo-Japanese WarRusso-Japanese WarThe Russo-Japanese War was "the first great war of the 20th century." It grew out of rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea...
; negotiated by Theodore RooseveltTheodore RooseveltTheodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... - 1905 – Taft-Katsura AgreementTaft-Katsura AgreementThe Taft–Katsura Agreement was a set of notes taken during conversations between United States Secretary of War William Howard Taft and Prime Minister of Japan Katsura Tarō on 29 July 1905...
– Japan and U.S. agree on spheres of influence in Asia - 1906 – Second Geneva ConventionSecond Geneva ConventionThe Second Geneva Convention, for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, is one of the four treaties of the Geneva Conventions. It was first adopted in 1906, after the Russo-Japanese war, but was significantly updated in 1929 and again in...
– treatment of wounded, sick and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea - 1906 – Inter-American Convention Establishing the Status of Naturalized Citizens Who Again Take Up Residence in the Country of Their OriginBancroft TreatiesThe Bancroft treaties, also called the Bancroft conventions, were a series of agreements made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries between the United States and other countries that 1) recognized the right of each party's nationals to become naturalized citizens of the other; and 2) defined...
- 1907 – Gentlemen's Agreement – limiting JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese immigration to the U.S. - 1907 – Naturalization ConventionBancroft TreatiesThe Bancroft treaties, also called the Bancroft conventions, were a series of agreements made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries between the United States and other countries that 1) recognized the right of each party's nationals to become naturalized citizens of the other; and 2) defined...
– with PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.... - 1908 – Naturalization ConventionBancroft TreatiesThe Bancroft treaties, also called the Bancroft conventions, were a series of agreements made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries between the United States and other countries that 1) recognized the right of each party's nationals to become naturalized citizens of the other; and 2) defined...
– with PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... - 1908 – Naturalization ConventionBancroft TreatiesThe Bancroft treaties, also called the Bancroft conventions, were a series of agreements made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries between the United States and other countries that 1) recognized the right of each party's nationals to become naturalized citizens of the other; and 2) defined...
– with El SalvadorEl SalvadorEl Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America... - 1908 – Naturalization ConventionBancroft TreatiesThe Bancroft treaties, also called the Bancroft conventions, were a series of agreements made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries between the United States and other countries that 1) recognized the right of each party's nationals to become naturalized citizens of the other; and 2) defined...
– with HondurasHondurasHonduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize... - 1908 – Naturalization ConventionBancroft TreatiesThe Bancroft treaties, also called the Bancroft conventions, were a series of agreements made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries between the United States and other countries that 1) recognized the right of each party's nationals to become naturalized citizens of the other; and 2) defined...
– with NicaraguaNicaraguaNicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean... - 1908 – Naturalization ConventionBancroft TreatiesThe Bancroft treaties, also called the Bancroft conventions, were a series of agreements made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries between the United States and other countries that 1) recognized the right of each party's nationals to become naturalized citizens of the other; and 2) defined...
– with UruguayUruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area... - 1909 – Boundary Waters Treaty – regulates water quantity and water quality along the boundary between Canada and the United States.
- 1911 – Naturalization ConventionBancroft TreatiesThe Bancroft treaties, also called the Bancroft conventions, were a series of agreements made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries between the United States and other countries that 1) recognized the right of each party's nationals to become naturalized citizens of the other; and 2) defined...
– with Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east.... - 1911 – North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911The North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911, formally known as the Convention between the United States and Other Powers Providing for the Preservation and Protection of Fur Seals, was an international treaty signed on July 7, 1911 designed to manage the commercial harvest of fur bearing mammals ...
– first international treaty for wildlife preservation - 1912 – International Opium ConventionInternational Opium ConventionThe International Opium Convention, signed at The Hague on January 23, 1912 during the First International Opium Conference, was the first international drug control treaty. It was registered in League of Nations Treaty Series on January 23, 1922...
– first international drug control treaty - 1916 – Treaty of the Danish West IndiesTreaty of the Danish West IndiesThe Treaty of the Danish West Indies, officially the Convention between the United States and Denmark for cession of the Danish West Indies, was a 1916 treaty transferring sovereignty of the Danish West Indies from Denmark to the United States, which were renamed as the United States Virgin...
– U.S. purchase of the Danish West IndiesDanish West IndiesThe Danish West Indies or "Danish Antilles", were a colony of Denmark-Norway and later Denmark in the Caribbean. They were sold to the United States in 1916 in the Treaty of the Danish West Indies and became the United States Virgin Islands in 1917...
, renaming them the United States Virgin IslandsUnited States Virgin IslandsThe Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S... - 1916 – Migratory Bird TreatyMigratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 , codified at , is a United States federal law, at first enacted in 1916 in order to implement the convention for the protection of migratory birds between the United States and Great Britain...
- Environment treaty with the United Kingdom representing Canada, to protect birds which migrate between Canada and the U.S. - 1917 – Lansing-Ishii AgreementLansing-Ishii AgreementThe ' was a diplomatic note signed between the United States and the Empire of Japan on 2 November 1917 over their disputes with regards to China....
– trade treaty between the U.S. and JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... - 1918 – Migratory Bird TreatyMigratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 , codified at , is a United States federal law, at first enacted in 1916 in order to implement the convention for the protection of migratory birds between the United States and Great Britain...
- Environment treaty with the United Kingdom representing Canada, to protect birds which migrate between Canada and the U.S. - 1919 – Treaty of Saint-GermainTreaty of Saint-GermainThe Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, was signed on 10 September 1919 by the victorious Allies of World War I on the one hand and by the new Republic of Austria on the other...
– ends World War I between AlliesAllies of World War IThe Entente Powers were the countries at war with the Central Powers during World War I. The members of the Triple Entente were the United Kingdom, France, and the Russian Empire; Italy entered the war on their side in 1915...
and AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
(not ratified by U.S.) - 1919 – Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of VersaillesThe Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The other Central Powers on the German side of...
– ends World War I between AlliesAllies of World War IThe Entente Powers were the countries at war with the Central Powers during World War I. The members of the Triple Entente were the United Kingdom, France, and the Russian Empire; Italy entered the war on their side in 1915...
and GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(not ratified by U.S.) - 1920 – Treaty of TrianonTreaty of TrianonThe Treaty of Trianon was the peace agreement signed in 1920, at the end of World War I, between the Allies of World War I and Hungary . The treaty greatly redefined and reduced Hungary's borders. From its borders before World War I, it lost 72% of its territory, which was reduced from to...
– regulates the borders of HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
(not ratified by U.S.) - 1921 - United States Peace Treaty with Austria – separate World War I peace agreement between United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... - 1921 – Treaty of BerlinTreaty of Berlin, 1921The Treaty of Peace with Germany or the Treaty of Berlin in 1921, are terms used to describe the separate post-World War I peace treaty between the United States and Germany, signed on August 25, 1921. It followed the U.S. Senate's rejection of parts of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, based on the...
– separate World War I peace agreement between United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... - 1921 - United States Peace Treaty with Hungary – separate World War I peace agreement between United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... - 1922 – Washington Naval TreatyWashington Naval TreatyThe Washington Naval Treaty, also known as the Five-Power Treaty, was an attempt to cap and limit, and "prevent 'further' costly escalation" of the naval arms race that had begun after World War I between various International powers, each of which had significant naval fleets. The treaty was...
– limits the naval armaments race, supplement to restrict submarine warfare and ban chemical warfareChemical warfareChemical warfare involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons. This type of warfare is distinct from Nuclear warfare and Biological warfare, which together make up NBC, the military acronym for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical...
was rejected by France. - 1923 – Treaty of LausanneTreaty of LausanneThe Treaty of Lausanne was a peace treaty signed in Lausanne, Switzerland on 24 July 1923, that settled the Anatolian and East Thracian parts of the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire. The treaty of Lausanne was ratified by the Greek government on 11 February 1924, by the Turkish government on 31...
– sets the boundaries of modern TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... - 1925 - Anglo-American Convention - American acceptance of the provisions of the Mandate for Palestine and supervision of British performance as mandatory of the Mandate for Palestine.
- 1928 – Kellogg-Briand PactKellogg-Briand PactThe Kellogg–Briand Pact was an agreement signed on August 27, 1928, by the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Weimar Germany and a number of other countries.The pact renounced war , prohibiting the use of war...
– calls "for the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy" - 1929 – Third Geneva ConventionThird Geneva ConventionThe Third Geneva Convention, relative to the treatment of prisoners of war, is one of the four treaties of the Geneva Conventions. It was first adopted in 1929, but was significantly updated in 1949...
– establishes rules for the treatment of prisoners of war - 1930 – London Naval TreatyLondon Naval TreatyThe London Naval Treaty was an agreement between the United Kingdom, the Empire of Japan, France, Italy and the United States, signed on April 22, 1930, which regulated submarine warfare and limited naval shipbuilding. Ratifications were exchanged in London on October 27, 1930, and the treaty went...
– regulates submarine warfare and shipbuilding - 1934 – Treaty of RelationsTreaty of RelationsThe Treaty of Relations was signed in 1934 between the United States of America and Cuba. It was part of the Good Neighbor Policy developed by Franklin Roosevelt. The treaty rejected the Platt Amendment of 1901 which claimed US right to intervene in Cuban affairs if it recognized a threat to...
– agreements between United States and Cuba s:United States - Cuban Agreements and Treaty of 1934 - 1937 – Treaty Defining Liability for Military Service, etc.Bancroft TreatiesThe Bancroft treaties, also called the Bancroft conventions, were a series of agreements made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries between the United States and other countries that 1) recognized the right of each party's nationals to become naturalized citizens of the other; and 2) defined...
– with LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... - 1941 – Atlantic CharterAtlantic CharterThe Atlantic Charter was a pivotal policy statement first issued in August 1941 that early in World War II defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. It was drafted by Britain and the United States, and later agreed to by all the Allies...
– World War II allied agreement (not clear if this is a treaty or, if so, whether ratified) - 1944 – Bretton Woods AgreementBretton Woods systemThe Bretton Woods system of monetary management established the rules for commercial and financial relations among the world's major industrial states in the mid 20th century...
– establishes the rules for commercial and financial relations among the major industrial states - 1945 – Potsdam AgreementPotsdam AgreementThe Potsdam Agreement was the Allied plan of tripartite military occupation and reconstruction of Germany—referring to the German Reich with its pre-war 1937 borders including the former eastern territories—and the entire European Theatre of War territory...
– World War II allied agreement (not clear if this is a treaty or, if so, whether ratified) - 1945 – UN Charter – establishes the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
- 1946 – Bermuda AgreementBermuda AgreementThe Bermuda Agreement, reached in 1946 by American and British negotiators in Bermuda, was an early bilateral air transport agreement regulating civil air transport...
– bilateral treaty on Civil Aviation between U.S. and United Kingdom - 1946 – Treaty of Manila (1946)Treaty of Manila (1946)The Treaty of Manila is a treaty of general relations signed on July 4, 1946 in Manila, capital of the Philippines. Parties to the treaty were the governments of the United States and the Republic of the Philippines...
– United States recognizes independence of the Republic of the Philippines - 1947 – General Agreement on Tariffs and TradeGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and TradeThe General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was negotiated during the UN Conference on Trade and Employment and was the outcome of the failure of negotiating governments to create the International Trade Organization . GATT was signed in 1947 and lasted until 1993, when it was replaced by the World...
(GATT) – establishes rules for international trade - 1947 – Paris Peace Treaties, 1947Paris Peace Treaties, 1947The Paris Peace Conference resulted in the Paris Peace Treaties signed on February 10, 1947. The victorious wartime Allied powers negotiated the details of treaties with Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Finland .The...
– establishes peace in Europe after World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... - 1947 – Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal AssistanceInter-American Treaty of Reciprocal AssistanceThe Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance was an agreement signed on 1947 in Rio de Janeiro among many countries of the Americas...
(Rio Treaty) – Western HemisphereWestern HemisphereThe Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
mutual defense - 1947 – Convention on International Civil AviationConvention on International Civil AviationThe Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as the Chicago Convention, established the International Civil Aviation Organization , a specialized agency of the United Nations charged with coordinating and regulating international air travel...
AKA Chicago Convention – establishes International Civil Aviation OrganizationInternational Civil Aviation OrganizationThe International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
(ICAO) - 1949 – North Atlantic TreatyNorth Atlantic TreatyThe North Atlantic Treaty is the treaty that brought NATO into existence, signed in Washington, D.C. on 4 April 1949. The original twelve nations that signed it and thus became the founding members of NATO were:...
(Treaty of Washington) – establishes NATO mutual defense organization - 1949 – Fourth Geneva ConventionFourth Geneva ConventionThe Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, commonly referred to as the Fourth Geneva Convention and abbreviated as GCIV, is one of the four treaties of the Geneva Conventions. It was adopted in August 1949, and defines humanitarian protections for civilians...
– establishes rules for the protection of civilians during times of war
1950–1999
- 1951 – Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of GenocideConvention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of GenocideThe Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 9 December 1948 as General Assembly Resolution 260. The Convention entered into force on 12 January 1951. It defines genocide in legal terms, and is the culmination of...
– (with U.S. qualifications) - 1951 – Treaty of San FranciscoTreaty of San FranciscoThe Treaty of Peace with Japan , between Japan and part of the Allied Powers, was officially signed by 48 nations on September 8, 1951, at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California...
– a peace treatyPeace treatyA peace treaty is an agreement between two or more hostile parties, usually countries or governments, that formally ends a state of war between the parties...
between the Allied powers and JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
; ends the Pacific conflict of World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... - 1951 – Mutual Defense TreatyMutual Defense Treaty (US-Philippines)The Mutual Defense Treaty Between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America was signed on August 30, 1951 in Washington, D.C. between representatives of the Philippines and the United States...
– between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of AmericaUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... - 1951 – Treaty of Security between the United States and Japan (updated 1960)
- 1952 – ANZUS Treaty – mutual defense alliance between Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S.
- 1953 – Mutual Defense Treaty – Created an alliance with South KoreaSouth KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, and established the basis of South Korean adherence with U.S. Government consulations on North Korean policy - 1954 – U.S. and Japan Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement
- 1954 – Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty – creates SEATO mutual defense organization
- 1954 - Sino-American Mutual Defense TreatySino-American Mutual Defense TreatySino-American Mutual Defense Treaty was a treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of China; it was signed on December 2, 1954 at the Zhongshan Hall in Taipei and came into force on March 3, 1955...
- 1955 – Central Treaty OrganizationCentral Treaty OrganizationThe Central Treaty Organization was formed in 1955 by Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. It was dissolved in 1979.U.S...
AKA CENTO, the Middle East Treaty Organization (METO), Baghdad Pact – creates CENTOCentoCento is a city and comune in the province of Ferrara, part of the region Emilia-Romagna . In Italian "cento" means 100.-History:The name Cento is a reference to the centuriation of the Po Valley...
mutual defense organization - 1955 – The Open Skies Treaty – allow access to other nations' military activities by means of aerial surveillance flights
- 1956 – Dutch-American Friendship Treaty
- 1957 – International Atomic Energy TreatyInternational Atomic Energy AgencyThe International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
(US PL 85-177) - 1958 – 1958 US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement1958 US-UK Mutual Defence AgreementThe 1958 US–UK Mutual Defence Agreement is a bilateral treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom on nuclear weapons cooperation.It was signed after the UK successfully tested its first hydrogen bomb during Operation Grapple. While the U.S...
– with United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... - 1960 – Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and JapanTreaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and JapanThe was signed between the United States and Japan in Washington, D.C. on January 19, 1960. It strengthened Japan's ties to the West during the Cold War era...
– mutual defense treaty with JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... - 1961 – Arms Control and Disarmament AgencyArms Control and Disarmament AgencyThe U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency was established as an independent agency of the United States government by the Arms Control and Disarmament Act , September 26, 1961, a bill drafted by presidential adviser John J. McCloy. Its predecessor was the U.S. Disarmament Administration, part...
(US PL 87-297) - 1961 – Antarctic Treaty – governs international relations in Antarctica
- 1961 – Columbia River TreatyColumbia River TreatyThe Columbia River Treaty is an agreement between Canada and the United States of America on the development and operation of dams in the upper Columbia River basin for power and flood control benefits in both countries. For more information about the Columbia River Treaty, visit Columbia Basin...
(ratified in 1964) – with CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to manage water in the Columbia RiverColumbia RiverThe Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...
valley - 1961 – Vienna Convention on Diplomatic RelationsVienna Convention on Diplomatic RelationsThe Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 is an international treaty that defines a framework for diplomatic relations between independent countries. It specifies the privileges of a diplomatic mission that enable diplomats to perform their function without fear of coercion or...
- 1961 – Alliance for ProgressAlliance for ProgressThe Alliance for Progress initiated by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1961 aimed to establish economic cooperation between the U.S. and South America.-Origin and goals:...
- 1961 – Single Convention on Narcotic DrugsSingle Convention on Narcotic DrugsThe Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 is an international treaty to prohibit production and supply of specific drugs and of drugs with similar effects except under licence for specific purposes, such as medical treatment and research...
- 1962 – Nassau agreementNassau agreementThe Nassau Agreement, concluded on 22 December 1962, was a treaty negotiated between President John F. Kennedy for the United States and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan for the United Kingdom...
– defense treaty with United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... - 1963 – Vienna Convention on Consular RelationsVienna Convention on Consular RelationsThe Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963 is an international treaty that defines a framework for consular relations between independent countries...
- 1963 – Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear DamageVienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear DamageVienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage-Background:In September 1997, many of the world's governments took a significant step forward in improving the liability regime for nuclear damage...
- 1963 – Partial Test Ban TreatyPartial Test Ban TreatyThe treaty banning nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water, often abbreviated as the Partial Test Ban Treaty , Limited Test Ban Treaty , or Nuclear Test Ban Treaty is a treaty prohibiting all test detonations of nuclear weapons...
- 1966 – U.S.–Thai Treaty of Amity – commercial treaty with the Kingdom of Thailand
- 1967 – Outer Space TreatyOuter Space TreatyThe Outer Space Treaty, formally the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, is a treaty that forms the basis of international space law...
- 1968 – Nuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyNuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyThe Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is a landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to...
- 1969 – Vienna Convention on the Law of TreatiesVienna Convention on the Law of TreatiesThe Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is a treaty concerning the international law on treaties between states. It was adopted on 22 May 1969 and opened for signature on 23 May 1969. The Convention entered into force on 27 January 1980. The VCLT has been ratified by 111 states as of November...
- 1970 – Patent Cooperation TreatyPatent Cooperation TreatyThe Patent Cooperation Treaty is an international patent law treaty, concluded in 1970. It provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions in each of its contracting states...
(PCT) - 1970 – Boundary Treaty of 1970Boundary Treaty of 1970The 1970 Boundary Treaty between the United States and Mexico settled all then pending boundary disputes and uncertainties related to the Rio Grande border. The most significant dispute remaining after the Chamizal Settlement in 1963 involved the location of the boundary in the area of Presidio,...
– settles U.S. – MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
border on Rio GrandeRio GrandeThe Rio Grande is a river that flows from southwestern Colorado in the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way it forms part of the Mexico – United States border. Its length varies as its course changes... - 1971 – Geneva Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
- 1971 – Convention on Psychotropic SubstancesConvention on Psychotropic SubstancesThe Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 is a United Nations treaty designed to control psychoactive drugs such as amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and psychedelics signed at Vienna on February 21, 1971...
- 1972 – Anti-Ballistic Missile TreatyAnti-Ballistic Missile TreatyThe Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was a treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the limitation of the anti-ballistic missile systems used in defending areas against missile-delivered nuclear weapons....
AKA ABM Treaty (U.S. withdrew in 2002) - 1972 – SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty)
- 1972 – Biological Weapons ConventionBiological Weapons ConventionThe Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction was the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning the...
- 1972 – Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other MatterConvention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other MatterThe Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1972, commonly called the "London Convention" or "LC '72555" and also barbie abbreviated as Marine Dumping, is an agreement to control pollution of the sea by dumping and to encourage regional agreements...
(London Convention) (implemented by U.S., but not signed) - 1972 – Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement – regulates water quality along the U.S.-Canadian border
- 1973 – Paris Peace AccordsParis Peace AccordsThe Paris Peace Accords of 1973 intended to establish peace in Vietnam and an end to the Vietnam War, ended direct U.S. military involvement, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam...
– with North VietnamNorth VietnamThe Democratic Republic of Vietnam , was a communist state that ruled the northern half of Vietnam from 1954 until 1976 following the Geneva Conference and laid claim to all of Vietnam from 1945 to 1954 during the First Indochina War, during which they controlled pockets of territory throughout...
ending the Vietnam WarVietnam WarThe Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of... - 1974 – Threshold Test Ban TreatyThreshold Test Ban TreatyThe Treaty on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapon Tests, also known as the Threshold Test Ban Treaty , was signed in July 1974 by the USA and the USSR...
- 1977 – Torrijos-Carter TreatiesTorrijos-Carter TreatiesThe Torrijos–Carter Treaties are two treaties signed by the United States and Panama in Washington, D.C., on September 7, 1977, which abrogated the Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty of 1903...
– transfer of Panama CanalPanama CanalThe Panama Canal is a ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Built from 1904 to 1914, the canal has seen annual traffic rise from about 1,000 ships early on to 14,702 vessels measuring a total of 309.6...
to PanamaPanamaPanama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The... - 1978 – Camp David AccordsCamp David AccordsThe Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 17, 1978, following thirteen days of secret negotiations at Camp David. The two framework agreements were signed at the White House, and were witnessed by United States...
– between Israel and Egypt; negotiated and signed in U.S. - 1978 – Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (1978) – regulates water quality along the U.S.-Canadian border
- 1979 – SALT II (not ratified by U.S.)
- 1985 – Plaza AccordPlaza AccordThe Plaza Accord or Plaza Agreement was an agreement between the governments of France, West Germany, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, to depreciate the U.S. dollar in relation to the Japanese yen and German Deutsche Mark by intervening in currency markets...
– G-5 agreed to devalue the US dollar in relation to the Japanese yen and German Deutsche Mark by intervening in currency markets - 1986 – Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or Between International Organizations
- 1988 – Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces TreatyIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces TreatyThe Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is a 1987 agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union. Signed in Washington, D.C. by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev on December 8, 1987, it was ratified by the United States Senate on May 27, 1988 and...
(INF) – with U.S. and USSR - 1988 – United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic SubstancesUnited Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic SubstancesThe United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 is one of three major drug control treaties currently in force. It provides additional legal mechanisms for enforcing the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and the 1971 Convention on...
- 1988 – United Nations Convention Against TortureUnited Nations Convention Against TortureThe United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is an international human rights instrument, under the review of the United Nations, that aims to prevent torture around the world....
- 1989 – Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer
- 1990 – Treaty on the Final Settlement With Respect to GermanyTreaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to GermanyThe Treaty on the Final Settlement With Respect to Germany, was negotiated in 1990 between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic , and the Four Powers which occupied Germany at the end of World War II in Europe: France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the...
– final World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
peace with GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and AlliesAlliesIn everyday English usage, allies are people, groups, or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out between them... - 1991 – Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in EuropeTreaty on Conventional Armed Forces in EuropeThe original Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe was negotiated and concluded during the last years of the Cold War and established comprehensive limits on key categories of conventional military equipment in Europe and mandated the destruction of excess weaponry...
- Signed by all 16 NATO members and Warsaw PactWarsaw PactThe Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance , or more commonly referred to as the Warsaw Pact, was a mutual defense treaty subscribed to by eight communist states in Eastern Europe...
nations; ratified by all 16 NATO states, the eight successor states to the USSR that have territory in Europe, and the six former Warsaw Pact nations - 1991 – START ISTART ISTART was a bilateral treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. The treaty was signed on 31 July 1991 and entered into force on 5 December 1994...
(Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) – with US and USSR - 1992 – International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsInternational Covenant on Civil and Political RightsThe International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 16, 1966, and in force from March 23, 1976...
(ratified with qualifications by U.S. Senate) - 1992 – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeThe United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an international environmental treaty produced at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development , informally known as the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro from June 3 to 14, 1992...
- 1993 – Oslo AccordsOslo AccordsThe Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles , was an attempt to resolve the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict...
– between PLO and IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
; negotiated with U.S. involvement - 1993 – Chemical Weapons ConventionChemical Weapons ConventionThe Chemical Weapons Convention is an arms control agreement which outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons. Its full name is the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction...
- 1993 – START IISTART IISTART II was a bilateral treaty between the United States of America and Russia on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. It was signed by United States President George H. W...
(ratified by U.S. and Russia) - 1994 – North American Free Trade AgreementNorth American Free Trade AgreementThe North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA is an agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994. It superseded the Canada – United States Free Trade Agreement...
(NAFTA) - 1994 – Kremlin accordsKremlin accordsThe Kremlin accords were a series of treaties signed by Presidents Bill Clinton of the United States of America and Boris Yeltsin of Russia on January 14, 1994. These treaties stopped the preprogrammed aiming of nuclear missiles at targets on any nation and provided for the dismantling of the...
– US and USSR missile and nuclear weapons control - 1994 – United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaThe United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea treaty, is the international agreement that resulted from the third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea , which took place from 1973 through 1982...
AKA Law of the Sea, LOS (not ratified by U.S.) - 1994 – Colorado river disputeColorado river disputeThe Colorado River dispute is a long-running dispute between the United States and Mexico.-Background:In 1884 the International Boundary and Water Commission was founded between Mexico and the United States as an entity to, among other things, oversee the flow of water from the United States to...
– with MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
on water quality and quantity - 1995 – Dayton AgreementDayton AgreementThe General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol or Dayton-Paris Agreement, is the peace agreement reached at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio in November 1995, and formally signed in Paris on...
– ends war and determines the future of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
; negotiated and signed in U.S. - 1995 – General Agreement on Trade in ServicesGeneral Agreement on Trade in ServicesThe General Agreement on Trade in Services is a treaty of the World Trade Organization that entered into force in January 1995 as a result of the Uruguay Round negotiations...
(GATS) - 1996 – WIPO Copyright Treaty – protects computer programs and databases
- 1996 – WIPO Performances and Phonograms TreatyWIPO Performances and Phonograms TreatyThe WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty is an international treaty signed by the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization was adopted in Geneva on December 20, 1996...
- 1996 – Comprehensive Test Ban TreatyComprehensive Test Ban TreatyThe Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty bans all nuclear explosions in all environments, for military or civilian purposes. It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 September 1996 but it has not entered into force.-Status:...
(signed but not ratified by U.S.) - 1997 – Worldwide Chemical Weapons Convention
- 1998 – Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtRome Statute of the International Criminal CourtThe Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court . It was adopted at a diplomatic conference in Rome on 17 July 1998 and it entered into force on 1 July 2002. As of 13 October 2011, 119 states are party to the statute...
("unsigned" by the U.S.)
2000–current
- 2000 – Patent Law TreatyPatent Law TreatyThe Patent Law Treaty is a patent law multilateral treaty concluded on 1 June 2000 in Geneva, Switzerland, by 53 States and the European Patent Organisation...
(PLT) – (not ratified by U.S.) - 2001 – Convention on CybercrimeConvention on CybercrimeThe Convention on Cybercrime, also known as the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime or just the Budapest Convention, is the first international treaty seeking to address Computer crime and Internet crimes by harmonizing national laws, improving investigative techniques and increasing cooperation...
– a highly controversial proposal (U.S. Senate ratified August 2006 ) - 2002 – SORTSORTThe Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions , also known as the Treaty of Moscow, was a strategic arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia that was in force from June 2003 until February 2011 when it was superseded...
(Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty) AKA Moscow Treaty – limits the nuclear arsenals of Russia and the U.S. - 2004 – International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and AgricultureInternational Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and AgricultureThe International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture , popularly known as the International Seed Treaty, is a comprehensive international agreement in harmony with the Convention on Biological Diversity, which aims at guaranteeing food security through the conservation,...
AKA "International Seed Treaty" – to assure farmers' access to seeds of the world's food security crops (not ratified by U.S.) - 2005 – Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade AgreementDominican Republic-Central America Free Trade AgreementThe Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement, commonly called DR-CAFTA, is a free trade agreement . Originally, the agreement encompassed the United States and the Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and was called CAFTA...
- 2010 – New STARTNew STARTNew START is a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation with the formal name of Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms...
(The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) U.S./Russia Treaty – limits the nuclear arsenal capabilities of Russia and the U.S. while allowing for inspection.
Pending
- Free Trade Area of the AmericasFree Trade Area of the AmericasThe Free Trade Area of the Americas , , ) was a proposed agreement to eliminate or reduce the trade barriers among all countries in the Americas but Cuba. In the last round of negotiations, trade ministers from 34 countries met in Miami, United States, in November 2003 to discuss the proposal...
- Substantive Patent Law TreatySubstantive Patent Law TreatyThe Substantive Patent Law Treaty is a proposed international patent law treaty aimed at harmonizing substantive points of patent law. In contrast with the Patent Law Treaty , signed in 2000 and now in force, which only relates to formalities, the SPLT aims at going far beyond formalities to...
(SPLT) - WIPO Protection of Broadcasting OrganizationsWIPO Protection of Broadcasting OrganizationsThe Treaty on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations was first developed by members of the World Intellectual Property Organization in order to provide media organizations copyright protection for all their broadcasts.-Current status:Between May 1 and May 5, 2006, the WIPO Standing...
- U.S.-Korea Free Trade AgreementU.S.-Korea Free Trade AgreementThe Republic of Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement is a trade agreement between the United States and the Republic of Korea. Negotiations were announced on February 2, 2006, and concluded on April 1, 2007. The treaty was first signed on June 30, 2007, with a renegotiated version signed in...
(KORUS FTA)
U.S. Native American treaties
These are treaties between the U.S. and Native American governments.1776–1799
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| 1778 | September 17 | Treaty of Fort Pitt Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778) The Treaty of Fort Pitt — also known as the Treaty With the Delawares, the Delaware Treaty, or the Fourth Treaty of Pittsburgh, — was signed on September 17, 1778 and was the first written treaty between the new United States of America and any American Indians—the Lenape in this case... |
Treaty with the Delaware | Lenape Lenape The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the... |
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| 1784 | October 22 | Treaty of Fort Stanwix Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784) The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was a treaty signed in October 1784 at Fort Stanwix, located in present-day Rome, New York, between the United States and Native Americans... |
Treaty with the Six Nations | 1, 2 | Six Nations Iroquois The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America... (Mohawk Mohawk nation Mohawk are the most easterly tribe of the Iroquois confederation. They call themselves Kanien'gehaga, people of the place of the flint... , Seneca, Oneida Oneida tribe The Oneida are a Native American/First Nations people and are one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy in the area of upstate New York... , Tuscarora Tuscarora (tribe) The Tuscarora are a Native American people of the Iroquoian-language family, with members in New York, Canada, and North Carolina... , Cayuga, Onondaga Onondaga (tribe) The Onondaga are one of the original five constituent nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Their traditional homeland is in and around Onondaga County, New York... ) |
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| 1785 | January 21 | Treaty of Fort McIntosh Treaty of Fort McIntosh The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a treaty between the United States government and representatives of the Wyandotte, Delaware, Chippewa and Ottawa nations of Native Americans... |
Treaty with the Wyandot, etc. | Wyandot, Lenape Lenape The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the... , Ojibwe, Odawa Ottawa (tribe) The Odawa or Ottawa, said to mean "traders," are a Native American and First Nations people. They are one of the Anishinaabeg, related to but distinct from the Ojibwe nation. Their original homelands are located on Manitoulin Island, near the northern shores of Lake Huron, on the Bruce Peninsula in... |
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| 1785 | November 28 | Treaty of Hopewell Treaty of Hopewell The Treaty of Hopewell is any of three different treaties signed at Hopewell Plantation. The plantation was owned by Andrew Pickens, and was located on the Seneca River in northwestern South Carolina. The treaties were signed between the Confederation Congress of the United States of America and... |
Treaty with the Cherokee Treaty of Hopewell The Treaty of Hopewell is any of three different treaties signed at Hopewell Plantation. The plantation was owned by Andrew Pickens, and was located on the Seneca River in northwestern South Carolina. The treaties were signed between the Confederation Congress of the United States of America and... |
3 | Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... |
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| 1786 | January 3 | Treaty of Hopewell Treaty of Hopewell The Treaty of Hopewell is any of three different treaties signed at Hopewell Plantation. The plantation was owned by Andrew Pickens, and was located on the Seneca River in northwestern South Carolina. The treaties were signed between the Confederation Congress of the United States of America and... |
Treaty with the Choctaw | Choctaw Choctaw The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States... , List of Choctaw Treaties |
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| 1786 | January 10 | Treaty of Hopewell Treaty of Hopewell The Treaty of Hopewell is any of three different treaties signed at Hopewell Plantation. The plantation was owned by Andrew Pickens, and was located on the Seneca River in northwestern South Carolina. The treaties were signed between the Confederation Congress of the United States of America and... |
Treaty with the Chickasaw | Chickasaw Chickasaw The Chickasaw are Native American people originally from the region that would become the Southeastern United States... |
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| 1786 | January 31 | Treaty of Fort Finney Treaty of Fort Finney The Treaty of Fort Finney, also known as the Treaty at the Mouth of the Great Miami, was signed in 1786 between the United States and Shawnee leaders after the American Revolutionary War, ceding parts of the Ohio country to the United States. The treaty was reluctantly signed by the Shawnees, and... |
Treaty with the Shawnee | Shawnee Shawnee The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are an Algonquian-speaking people native to North America. Historically they inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania... |
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| 1788 | September 3 | Ordinance of Congress | 4, 5, 6 | Christian Indians Christian Munsee The Christian Munsee were a group of Lenape native American Indians, primarily Munsee-speaking, who converted to Christianity, following the teachings of the Moravian missionaries... |
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| 1789 | January 9 | Treaty of Fort Harmar Treaty of Fort Harmar The Treaty of Fort Harmar was an agreement between the United States government and numerous Native American tribes with claims to the Ohio Country. it was signed at Fort Harmar, near present-day Marietta, Ohio, on January 9, 1789. Representatives of the Six Nations and other groups including the... |
Treaty with the Wyandot, etc. | Wyandot, Lenape Lenape The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the... , Council of Three Fires Council of Three Fires The Council of Three Fires, also known as the People of the Three Fires, the Three Fires Confederacy, the United Nations of Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi Indians, or Niswi-mishkodewin in the Anishinaabe language, is a long-standing Anishinaabe alliance of the Ojibwe , Ottawa , and Potawatomi... (Ojibwe, Odawa Ottawa (tribe) The Odawa or Ottawa, said to mean "traders," are a Native American and First Nations people. They are one of the Anishinaabeg, related to but distinct from the Ojibwe nation. Their original homelands are located on Manitoulin Island, near the northern shores of Lake Huron, on the Bruce Peninsula in... , Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... ), Sauk |
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| 1789 | January 9 | Treaty of Fort Harmar Treaty of Fort Harmar The Treaty of Fort Harmar was an agreement between the United States government and numerous Native American tribes with claims to the Ohio Country. it was signed at Fort Harmar, near present-day Marietta, Ohio, on January 9, 1789. Representatives of the Six Nations and other groups including the... |
Treaty with the Six Nations | Six Nations Iroquois The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America... (Mohawk Mohawk nation Mohawk are the most easterly tribe of the Iroquois confederation. They call themselves Kanien'gehaga, people of the place of the flint... , Seneca, Oneida Oneida tribe The Oneida are a Native American/First Nations people and are one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy in the area of upstate New York... , Tuscarora Tuscarora (tribe) The Tuscarora are a Native American people of the Iroquoian-language family, with members in New York, Canada, and North Carolina... , Cayuga, Onondaga Onondaga (tribe) The Onondaga are one of the original five constituent nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Their traditional homeland is in and around Onondaga County, New York... ) |
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| 1790 | August 7 | Treaty of New York Treaty of New York The Treaty of New York is one of several treaties signed between the United States and Native American tribes, conducted in the city of New York.-1790:... |
Treaty with the Creek | 7 | Creek Creek people The Muscogee , also known as the Creek or Creeks, are a Native American people traditionally from the southeastern United States. Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling. The modern Muscogee live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida... |
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| 1791 | March 3 | Act of Congress | Piankeshaw Piankeshaw The Piankeshaw Indians were Native Americans, and members of the Miami Indians who lived apart from the rest of the Miami nation. They lived in an area that now includes western Indiana and Ohio, and were closely allied with the Wea Indians... , Kaskaskia Kaskaskia The Kaskaskia were one of about a dozen cognate tribes that made up the Illiniwek Confederation or Illinois Confederation. Their longstanding homeland was in the Great Lakes region... |
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| 1791 | July 2 | Treaty of Holston Treaty of Holston The Treaty of Holston was a treaty between the United States government and the Cherokee signed on July 2, 1791 and proclaimed on February 7, 1792... |
Treaty with the Cherokee Treaty of Holston The Treaty of Holston was a treaty between the United States government and the Cherokee signed on July 2, 1791 and proclaimed on February 7, 1792... |
8 | Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... |
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| 1792 | February 17 | Additional article to the Treaty with the Cherokee | Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... |
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| 1792 | April 23 | Philadelphia Agreement | Agreement with the Five Nations of Indians | Five Nations Iroquois The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America... (Seneca, Oneida Oneida tribe The Oneida are a Native American/First Nations people and are one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy in the area of upstate New York... , Tuscarora Tuscarora (tribe) The Tuscarora are a Native American people of the Iroquoian-language family, with members in New York, Canada, and North Carolina... , Cayuga, Onondaga Onondaga (tribe) The Onondaga are one of the original five constituent nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Their traditional homeland is in and around Onondaga County, New York... ) |
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| 1794 | June 26 | Treaty of Holston Treaty of Holston The Treaty of Holston was a treaty between the United States government and the Cherokee signed on July 2, 1791 and proclaimed on February 7, 1792... |
Treaty with the Cherokee Treaty of Holston The Treaty of Holston was a treaty between the United States government and the Cherokee signed on July 2, 1791 and proclaimed on February 7, 1792... |
Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... |
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| 1794 | November 11 | Treaty of Canandaigua Treaty of Canandaigua The Treaty of Canandaigua is a treaty signed after the American Revolutionary War between the Grand Council of the Six Nations and President George Washington representing the United States of America.... |
Treaty with the Six Nations | 9, 10 | Six Nations Iroquois The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America... (Mohawk Mohawk nation Mohawk are the most easterly tribe of the Iroquois confederation. They call themselves Kanien'gehaga, people of the place of the flint... , Seneca, Oneida Oneida tribe The Oneida are a Native American/First Nations people and are one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy in the area of upstate New York... , Tuscarora Tuscarora (tribe) The Tuscarora are a Native American people of the Iroquoian-language family, with members in New York, Canada, and North Carolina... , Cayuga, Onondaga Onondaga (tribe) The Onondaga are one of the original five constituent nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Their traditional homeland is in and around Onondaga County, New York... ) |
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| 1794 | December 2 | Treaty of Oneida | Treaty with the Oneida, etc. | Five Nations Iroquois The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America... (Seneca Seneca nation The Seneca are a group of indigenous people native to North America. They were the nation located farthest to the west within the Six Nations or Iroquois League in New York before the American Revolution. While exact population figures are unknown, approximately 15,000 to 25,000 Seneca live in... , Oneida Oneida tribe The Oneida are a Native American/First Nations people and are one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy in the area of upstate New York... , Tuscarora Tuscarora (tribe) The Tuscarora are a Native American people of the Iroquoian-language family, with members in New York, Canada, and North Carolina... , Cayuga Cayuga nation The Cayuga people was one of the five original constituents of the Haudenosaunee , a confederacy of American Indians in New York. The Cayuga homeland lay in the Finger Lakes region along Cayuga Lake, between their league neighbors, the Onondaga to the east and the Seneca to the west... , Onondaga Onondaga (tribe) The Onondaga are one of the original five constituent nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Their traditional homeland is in and around Onondaga County, New York... ) |
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| 1795 | August 3 | Treaty of Greenville Treaty of Greenville The Treaty of Greenville was signed at Fort Greenville , on August 3, 1795, between a coalition of Native Americans & Frontiers men, known as the Western Confederacy, and the United States following the Native American loss at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. It put an end to the Northwest Indian War... |
Treaty with the Wyandot, etc. | 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 | Wyandot, Lenape Lenape The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the... , Shawnee Shawnee The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are an Algonquian-speaking people native to North America. Historically they inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania... , Council of Three Fires Council of Three Fires The Council of Three Fires, also known as the People of the Three Fires, the Three Fires Confederacy, the United Nations of Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi Indians, or Niswi-mishkodewin in the Anishinaabe language, is a long-standing Anishinaabe alliance of the Ojibwe , Ottawa , and Potawatomi... (Ojibwe, Odawa Ottawa (tribe) The Odawa or Ottawa, said to mean "traders," are a Native American and First Nations people. They are one of the Anishinaabeg, related to but distinct from the Ojibwe nation. Their original homelands are located on Manitoulin Island, near the northern shores of Lake Huron, on the Bruce Peninsula in... , Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... ), Sauk, Miami Miami tribe The Miami are a Native American nation originally found in what is now Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio. The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is the only federally recognized tribe of Miami Indians in the United States... , Eel River Eel Rivers The Eel River are a Native American tribe who lived in what is today Indiana at the time of the European incursion. They are sometimes classified as part of the Miami Indians as well as often being confused with the Wea Indians and the Pankishaw and Pokias.... , Wea Wea The Wea were a Miami-Illinois-speaking tribe originally located in western Indiana, closely related to the Miami. The name Wea is used today as the a shortened version of their many recorded names... , Kickapoo, Piankeshaw Piankeshaw The Piankeshaw Indians were Native Americans, and members of the Miami Indians who lived apart from the rest of the Miami nation. They lived in an area that now includes western Indiana and Ohio, and were closely allied with the Wea Indians... , Kaskaskia Kaskaskia The Kaskaskia were one of about a dozen cognate tribes that made up the Illiniwek Confederation or Illinois Confederation. Their longstanding homeland was in the Great Lakes region... |
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| 1796 | May 31 | Treaty of New York Treaty of New York The Treaty of New York is one of several treaties signed between the United States and Native American tribes, conducted in the city of New York.-1790:... |
Treaty with the Seven Nations of Canada | 28 | Seven Nations of Canada Seven Nations of Canada The Seven Nations of Canada were a historic confederation of Canadian First Nations living in and around the Saint Lawrence River valley beginning in the eighteenth century. They were allied to New France and often included substantial numbers of Roman Catholic converts. During the Seven Years War... (Akwesasne Akwesasne The Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne is a Mohawk Nation territory that straddles the intersection of international and provincial borders on both banks of the Saint Lawrence River. Most of the land is in what is otherwise the United States... Mohawk, Kahnawake Mohawk, Anishinaabe Anishinaabe Anishinaabe or Anishinabe—or more properly Anishinaabeg or Anishinabek, which is the plural form of the word—is the autonym often used by the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Algonquin peoples. They all speak closely related Anishinaabemowin/Anishinaabe languages, of the Algonquian language family.The meaning... g (Algonquin and Nipissing Nipissing First Nation The Nipissing First Nation consists of first nation people of Ojibwa and Algonquin descent who have lived in the area of Lake Nipissing in the Canadian province of Ontario for about 9,400 years. Though in history known by many names, they are generally considered part of the Anishinaabe peoples,... ) and Mohawk of Oka Oka, Quebec -References:... , Odanak Odanak, Quebec Odanak is an Indian reserve in the Centre-du-Québec region, Quebec, Canada. The mostly Abenaki population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 469. The territory is located near the mouth of the Saint-François River at its confluence with the St. Lawrence River. It is partly within the limits of... Abenaki, Becancour Wôlinak, Quebec Wôlinak is an Abenaki Indian reserve in the Centre-du-Québec region, Quebec, Canada. An enclave within the city of Bécancour, it was one of the Seven Nations of Canada.-External links:**... Abenaki, Jeune-Lorette Wendake, Quebec Wendake is the current name for the Huron-Wendat reserve, an enclave within Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. One of the Seven Nations of Canada, this was formerly known as Village-des-Hurons , and also as -Lorette.... Wyandot Huron-Wendat Nation The Huron-Wendat Nation is a Huron-Wendat First Nation whose community and reserve is at Wendake, Quebec, a municipality now enclosed within Quebec City in Canada. In the French language, used by most members of the First Nation, they are known as the Nation Huronne-Wendat.In 2006, historical... , Oswegatchie Onondaga Onondaga (tribe) The Onondaga are one of the original five constituent nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Their traditional homeland is in and around Onondaga County, New York... ) |
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| 1796 | June 29 | Treaty of Colerain Treaty of Colerain The Treaty of Colerain was signed at St. Marys River in Camden County, Georgia by Benjamin Hawkins, George Clymer, and Andrew Pickens for the United States and representatives of the Creek Nation on June 29, 1796, proclaimed on March 18, 1797, and codified as . This treaty affirms the binding of... |
Treaty with the Creeks | Creek Creek people The Muscogee , also known as the Creek or Creeks, are a Native American people traditionally from the southeastern United States. Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling. The modern Muscogee live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida... |
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| 1797 | March 29 | Treaty of Albany | Relinquishment by the Mohawks | Mohawk | ||
| 1797 | September 15 | Genesee Agreement | Agreement with the Seneca | 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 | Seneca | |
| 1798 | October 2 | Treaty of Tellico | Treaty with the Cherokee | 42 | Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... |
1800–1809
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| 1801 | October 24 | Treaty of Chickasaw Bluffs | Treaty with the Chickasaw | Chickasaw Chickasaw The Chickasaw are Native American people originally from the region that would become the Southeastern United States... |
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| 1801 | December 17 | Treaty of Fort Adams Treaty of Fort Adams The Treaty of Fort Adams was signed on December 17, 1801 between the Choctaw and the United States Government. The treaty ceded about of Choctaw land... |
Treaty with the Choctaw | 43 | Choctaw Choctaw The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States... , List of Choctaw Treaties |
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| 1802 | June 16 | Treaty of Fort Wilkinson | Treaty with the Creeks | 44 | Creek Creek people The Muscogee , also known as the Creek or Creeks, are a Native American people traditionally from the southeastern United States. Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling. The modern Muscogee live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida... |
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| 1802 | June 30 | Treaty of Buffalo Creek Treaty of Buffalo Creek -1788:The Treaty of Buffalo Creek should not be confused with the Phelps and Gorham Purchase of lands east of the Genesee River in New York, which occurred at Buffalo Creek on July 8, 1788... |
Treaty with the Seneca | 45 | Seneca | |
| 1802 | June 30 | Treaty of Buffalo Creek Treaty of Buffalo Creek -1788:The Treaty of Buffalo Creek should not be confused with the Phelps and Gorham Purchase of lands east of the Genesee River in New York, which occurred at Buffalo Creek on July 8, 1788... |
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| 1802 | October 17 | Treaty of Fort Confederation Treaty of Fort Confederation The Treaty of Fort Confederation was signed on October 17, 1802 between the Choctaw and the United States Government. The treaty ceded about of Choctaw land, including the site of Fort Tombecbe, also known as Fort Confederation.... |
Treaty with the Choctaw | 46 | Choctaw Choctaw The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States... , List of Choctaw Treaties |
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| 1803 | June 7 | Treaty of Fort Wayne Treaty of Fort Wayne (1803) The Treaty of Fort Wayne was a treaty between the United States and several groups of Native Americans. The treaty was signed on June 7, 1803 and proclaimed December 26, 1803.-Parties:... |
Treaty with the Delawares, etc. | Lenape Lenape The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the... , Shawnee Shawnee The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are an Algonquian-speaking people native to North America. Historically they inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania... , Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... , Miami Miami tribe The Miami are a Native American nation originally found in what is now Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio. The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is the only federally recognized tribe of Miami Indians in the United States... , Eel River Eel Rivers The Eel River are a Native American tribe who lived in what is today Indiana at the time of the European incursion. They are sometimes classified as part of the Miami Indians as well as often being confused with the Wea Indians and the Pankishaw and Pokias.... , Wea Wea The Wea were a Miami-Illinois-speaking tribe originally located in western Indiana, closely related to the Miami. The name Wea is used today as the a shortened version of their many recorded names... , Kickapoo, Piankeshaw Piankeshaw The Piankeshaw Indians were Native Americans, and members of the Miami Indians who lived apart from the rest of the Miami nation. They lived in an area that now includes western Indiana and Ohio, and were closely allied with the Wea Indians... , Kaskaskia Kaskaskia The Kaskaskia were one of about a dozen cognate tribes that made up the Illiniwek Confederation or Illinois Confederation. Their longstanding homeland was in the Great Lakes region... |
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| 1803 | August 7 | Treaty of Vincennes Treaty of Vincennes The Treaty of Vincennes is the name of two separate treaties. One was an 1803 agreement between the United States of America and the Miami and their allies, the Wea tribes and the Shawnee... |
Treaty with the Eel River, etc. | 47 | Eel River Eel Rivers The Eel River are a Native American tribe who lived in what is today Indiana at the time of the European incursion. They are sometimes classified as part of the Miami Indians as well as often being confused with the Wea Indians and the Pankishaw and Pokias.... , Wyandot, Piankeshaw Piankeshaw The Piankeshaw Indians were Native Americans, and members of the Miami Indians who lived apart from the rest of the Miami nation. They lived in an area that now includes western Indiana and Ohio, and were closely allied with the Wea Indians... , Kaskaskia Kaskaskia The Kaskaskia were one of about a dozen cognate tribes that made up the Illiniwek Confederation or Illinois Confederation. Their longstanding homeland was in the Great Lakes region... , Kickapoo |
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| 1803 | August 13 | Treaty of Vincennes Treaty of Vincennes The Treaty of Vincennes is the name of two separate treaties. One was an 1803 agreement between the United States of America and the Miami and their allies, the Wea tribes and the Shawnee... |
Treaty with the Kaskaskia | 48 | Kaskaskia Kaskaskia The Kaskaskia were one of about a dozen cognate tribes that made up the Illiniwek Confederation or Illinois Confederation. Their longstanding homeland was in the Great Lakes region... |
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| 1803 | August 31 | Treaty of Hoe Buckintoopa Treaty of Hoe Buckintoopa The Treaty of Hoe Buckintoopa was signed on August 31, 1803 between the Choctaw and the United States Government. The treaty ceded about of Choctaw land.-Terms:The preamble begins with,1... |
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| 1804 | August 18 | Treaty of Vincennes Treaty of Vincennes The Treaty of Vincennes is the name of two separate treaties. One was an 1803 agreement between the United States of America and the Miami and their allies, the Wea tribes and the Shawnee... |
Treaty with the Delawares | 49 | Lenape Lenape The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the... |
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| 1804 | August 27 | Treaty of Vincennes Treaty of Vincennes The Treaty of Vincennes is the name of two separate treaties. One was an 1803 agreement between the United States of America and the Miami and their allies, the Wea tribes and the Shawnee... |
Treaty with the Piankeshaw | Piankeshaw Piankeshaw The Piankeshaw Indians were Native Americans, and members of the Miami Indians who lived apart from the rest of the Miami nation. They lived in an area that now includes western Indiana and Ohio, and were closely allied with the Wea Indians... |
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| 1804 | October 24 | Treaty of Tellico | Treaty with the Cherokee | 52 | Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... |
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| 1804 | November 3 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
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| 1805 | July 4 | Treaty of Fort Industry Treaty of Fort Industry The Treaty of Fort Industry was a successor treaty to the Treaty of Greenville, which moved the eastern boundary of Indian lands in northern Ohio from the Tuscarawas River and Cuyahoga River westward to a line 120 miles west of the Pennsylvania boundary, which coincided with the western boundary of... |
Treaty with the Wyandot, etc. | 53, 54 | Wyandot, Odawa Ottawa (tribe) The Odawa or Ottawa, said to mean "traders," are a Native American and First Nations people. They are one of the Anishinaabeg, related to but distinct from the Ojibwe nation. Their original homelands are located on Manitoulin Island, near the northern shores of Lake Huron, on the Bruce Peninsula in... , Ojibwe, Munsee, Lenape Lenape The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the... , Shawnee Shawnee The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are an Algonquian-speaking people native to North America. Historically they inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania... , Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... |
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| 1805 | July 23 | Treaty of Chickasaw County | Treaty with the Chickasaw | 55 | Chickasaw Chickasaw The Chickasaw are Native American people originally from the region that would become the Southeastern United States... |
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| 1805 | August 21 | Treaty of Grouseland Treaty of Grouseland The Treaty of Grouseland was an agreement negotiated by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory on behalf of the government of the United States of America with Native American leaders, including Little Turtle and Buckongahelas, for lands in Southern Indiana, northeast Indiana, and... |
Treaty with the Delawares, etc. | 56 | Lenape Lenape The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the... , Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... , Miami Miami tribe The Miami are a Native American nation originally found in what is now Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio. The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is the only federally recognized tribe of Miami Indians in the United States... , Eel River Eel Rivers The Eel River are a Native American tribe who lived in what is today Indiana at the time of the European incursion. They are sometimes classified as part of the Miami Indians as well as often being confused with the Wea Indians and the Pankishaw and Pokias.... , Wea Wea The Wea were a Miami-Illinois-speaking tribe originally located in western Indiana, closely related to the Miami. The name Wea is used today as the a shortened version of their many recorded names... |
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| 1805 | September 23 | Pike's Purchase | Treaty with the Sioux | Sioux Sioux The Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects... |
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| 1805 | October 25 | Treaty of Tellico | Treaty with the Cherokee | 57 | Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... |
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| 1805 | October 27 | Treaty of Tellico | Treaty with the Cherokee | 58, 59 | Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... |
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| 1805 | November 14 | Treaty of Washington | Treaty with the Creeks | 60 | Creek Creek people The Muscogee , also known as the Creek or Creeks, are a Native American people traditionally from the southeastern United States. Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling. The modern Muscogee live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida... |
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| 1805 | November 16 | Treaty of Mount Dexter Treaty of Mount Dexter The Treaty of Mount Dexter was signed between the United States and the Choctaws. The treaty was signed November 16, 1805. The area ceded was from the Natchez District to the Tombigbee Alabama River watershed, mostly in present-day Mississippi.-Terms:... |
Treaty with the Choctaw | 61 ,62 | Choctaw Choctaw The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States... |
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| 1805 | December 30 | Treaty of Vincennes Treaty of Vincennes The Treaty of Vincennes is the name of two separate treaties. One was an 1803 agreement between the United States of America and the Miami and their allies, the Wea tribes and the Shawnee... |
Treaty with the Piankashaw | 63 | Piankeshaw Piankeshaw The Piankeshaw Indians were Native Americans, and members of the Miami Indians who lived apart from the rest of the Miami nation. They lived in an area that now includes western Indiana and Ohio, and were closely allied with the Wea Indians... |
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| 1806 | January 7 | Treaty of Washington | Treaty with the Cherokee Treaty with the Cherokee The Treaty With The Cherokee, 1798, also known as the First Treaty of Tellico, was signed on October 2, 1798, in the Overhill Cherokee settlement of Great Tellico near Tellico Blockhouse in what is now Tennessee... |
64, 65 | Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... |
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| 1807 | March 3 | Act of Congress | Lenape Lenape The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the... |
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| 1807 | September 11 | Treaty of Chickasaw Old Fields | Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... |
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| 1807 | November 17 | Treaty of Detroit Treaty of Detroit The Treaty of Detroit was a treaty between the United States and the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot and Potawatomi Native American nations. The treaty was signed at Detroit, Michigan on November 17, 1807, with William Hull, governor of the Michigan Territory and superintendent of Indian affairs the sole... |
Treaty with the Ottawa, etc. | 66 | Odawa Ottawa (tribe) The Odawa or Ottawa, said to mean "traders," are a Native American and First Nations people. They are one of the Anishinaabeg, related to but distinct from the Ojibwe nation. Their original homelands are located on Manitoulin Island, near the northern shores of Lake Huron, on the Bruce Peninsula in... , Ojibwe, Wyandot, Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... |
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| 1808 | November 10 | Treaty of Fort Clark Treaty of Fort Clark The Treaty of Fort Clark was signed at Fort Osage on November 10, 1808 in which the Osage Nation ceded all the land east of the fort in Missouri and Arkansas north of the Arkansas River to the United States. The Fort Clark treaty and the Treaty of St... |
Treaty with the Osage Treaty of Fort Clark The Treaty of Fort Clark was signed at Fort Osage on November 10, 1808 in which the Osage Nation ceded all the land east of the fort in Missouri and Arkansas north of the Arkansas River to the United States. The Fort Clark treaty and the Treaty of St... |
67, 68, 69 | Osage Osage Nation The Osage Nation is a Native American Siouan-language tribe in the United States that originated in the Ohio River valley in present-day Kentucky. After years of war with invading Iroquois, the Osage migrated west of the Mississippi River to their historic lands in present-day Arkansas, Missouri,... |
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| 1808 | November 25 | Treaty of Brownstown Treaty of Brownstown The Treaty of Brownstown was between the United States and the Council of Three Fires , Wyandott, and Shawanoese Indian Nations... |
Treaty with the Chippewa, etc. | 70 | Council of Three Fires Council of Three Fires The Council of Three Fires, also known as the People of the Three Fires, the Three Fires Confederacy, the United Nations of Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi Indians, or Niswi-mishkodewin in the Anishinaabe language, is a long-standing Anishinaabe alliance of the Ojibwe , Ottawa , and Potawatomi... (Ojibwe, Odawa Ottawa (tribe) The Odawa or Ottawa, said to mean "traders," are a Native American and First Nations people. They are one of the Anishinaabeg, related to but distinct from the Ojibwe nation. Their original homelands are located on Manitoulin Island, near the northern shores of Lake Huron, on the Bruce Peninsula in... , Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... ), Wyandot, Shawnee Shawnee The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are an Algonquian-speaking people native to North America. Historically they inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania... |
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| 1809 | February 28 | Act of Congress | Alabama Alabama (people) The Alabama or Alibamu are a Southeastern culture people of Native Americans, originally from Mississippi... |
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| 1809 | September 30 | Treaty of Fort Wayne | Treaty with the Delawares, etc. | 71, 72, 73 | Lenape Lenape The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the... , Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... , Miami Miami tribe The Miami are a Native American nation originally found in what is now Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio. The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is the only federally recognized tribe of Miami Indians in the United States... , Eel River Eel Rivers The Eel River are a Native American tribe who lived in what is today Indiana at the time of the European incursion. They are sometimes classified as part of the Miami Indians as well as often being confused with the Wea Indians and the Pankishaw and Pokias.... |
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| 1809 | September 30 | Treaty of Fort Wayne, Addendum | Supplementary Treaty with the Miami, etc. | Miami Miami tribe The Miami are a Native American nation originally found in what is now Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio. The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is the only federally recognized tribe of Miami Indians in the United States... , Eel River Eel Rivers The Eel River are a Native American tribe who lived in what is today Indiana at the time of the European incursion. They are sometimes classified as part of the Miami Indians as well as often being confused with the Wea Indians and the Pankishaw and Pokias.... |
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| 1809 | October 26 | Treaty of Vincennes Treaty of Vincennes The Treaty of Vincennes is the name of two separate treaties. One was an 1803 agreement between the United States of America and the Miami and their allies, the Wea tribes and the Shawnee... |
Treaty with the Wea | Wea Wea The Wea were a Miami-Illinois-speaking tribe originally located in western Indiana, closely related to the Miami. The name Wea is used today as the a shortened version of their many recorded names... |
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| 1809 | December 9 | Treaty with the Kickapoo | 74 | Kickapoo |
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| 1814 | July 22 | Treaty of Greenville Treaty of Greenville (1814) The Treaty of Greenville was called A TREATY OF PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP Between the United States of America and the tribes of Indians called the Wyandots, Delawares, Shawanoese, Senacas and Miamies. It was concluded July 22, 1814 at Greenville, Ohio, and provided peace among the tribes, and the... |
Treaty with the Wyandot, etc. | Wyandot, Lenape Lenape The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the... , Shawnee Shawnee The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are an Algonquian-speaking people native to North America. Historically they inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania... , Seneca Seneca nation The Seneca are a group of indigenous people native to North America. They were the nation located farthest to the west within the Six Nations or Iroquois League in New York before the American Revolution. While exact population figures are unknown, approximately 15,000 to 25,000 Seneca live in... , Miami Miami tribe The Miami are a Native American nation originally found in what is now Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio. The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is the only federally recognized tribe of Miami Indians in the United States... |
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| 1814 | August 9 | Treaty of Fort Jackson Treaty of Fort Jackson The Treaty of Fort Jackson was signed on August 9, 1814 at Fort Jackson near Wetumpka, Alabama following the defeat of the Red Stick resistance by United States allied forces at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. It occurred on the banks of the Tallapoosa River near the present city of Alexander City,... |
Treaty with the Creeks | 75 | Creek Creek people The Muscogee , also known as the Creek or Creeks, are a Native American people traditionally from the southeastern United States. Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling. The modern Muscogee live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida... |
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| 1815 | July 18 | Treaty of Portage des Sioux | Treaty with the Potawatomi Treaty with the Potawatomi During the first half of the 19th century, several treaties were concluded between the United States of America and the Native American tribe of the Potawatomi... |
Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... |
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| 1815 | July 18 | Treaty of Portage des Sioux | Treaty with the Piankashaw | Piankeshaw Piankeshaw The Piankeshaw Indians were Native Americans, and members of the Miami Indians who lived apart from the rest of the Miami nation. They lived in an area that now includes western Indiana and Ohio, and were closely allied with the Wea Indians... |
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| 1815 | July 19 | Treaty of Portage des Sioux | Treaty with the Teton | Lakota | ||
| 1815 | July 19 | Treaty of Portage des Sioux | Treaty with the Sioux of the Lakes | Mdewakantonwan Dakota Mdewakanton Mdewakantonwan are one of the sub-tribes of the Isanti Dakota . Their historic home is Mille Lacs Lake in central Minnesota, which in the Dakota language was called mde wakan .As part of the Santee Sioux, their ancestors had migrated from the Southeast of the present-day United States, where the... |
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| 1815 | July 19 | Treaty of Portage des Sioux | Treaty with the Sioux of St. Peter's River | Wahpekute Dakota Sioux The Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects... , Wahpetonwan Dakota Sioux The Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects... |
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| 1815 | July 19 | Treaty of Portage des Sioux | Treaty with the Yankton Sioux | Ihanktonwan Dakota Sioux The Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects... |
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| 1815 | July 20 | Treaty of Portage des Sioux | Treaty with the Omaha | Omaha Omaha (tribe) The Omaha are a federally recognized Native American nation which lives on the Omaha Reservation in northeastern Nebraska and western Iowa, United States... |
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| 1815 | September 2 | Treaty of Portage des Sioux | Treaty with the Kickapoo | Kickapoo | ||
| 1815 | September 8 | Treaty of Springwells Treaty of Springwells The Treaty of Springwells was signed at Springwells, Michigan on September 8, 1815. The agreement was signed between the United States federal government and the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Pottawatomi tribes inhabiting the Genessee County. This treaty officially ended all hostilities between the U.S.... |
Treaty with the Wyandot, etc. | Wyandot, Lenape Lenape The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the... , Seneca Seneca nation The Seneca are a group of indigenous people native to North America. They were the nation located farthest to the west within the Six Nations or Iroquois League in New York before the American Revolution. While exact population figures are unknown, approximately 15,000 to 25,000 Seneca live in... , Shawnee Shawnee The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are an Algonquian-speaking people native to North America. Historically they inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania... , Miami Miami tribe The Miami are a Native American nation originally found in what is now Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio. The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is the only federally recognized tribe of Miami Indians in the United States... , Council of Three Fires Council of Three Fires The Council of Three Fires, also known as the People of the Three Fires, the Three Fires Confederacy, the United Nations of Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi Indians, or Niswi-mishkodewin in the Anishinaabe language, is a long-standing Anishinaabe alliance of the Ojibwe , Ottawa , and Potawatomi... (Ojibwe, Odawa Ottawa (tribe) The Odawa or Ottawa, said to mean "traders," are a Native American and First Nations people. They are one of the Anishinaabeg, related to but distinct from the Ojibwe nation. Their original homelands are located on Manitoulin Island, near the northern shores of Lake Huron, on the Bruce Peninsula in... , Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... ) |
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| 1815 | September 12 | Treaty of Portage des Sioux | Treaty with the Osage | Osage Osage Nation The Osage Nation is a Native American Siouan-language tribe in the United States that originated in the Ohio River valley in present-day Kentucky. After years of war with invading Iroquois, the Osage migrated west of the Mississippi River to their historic lands in present-day Arkansas, Missouri,... |
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| 1815 | September 13 | Treaty of Portage des Sioux | Treaty with the Sauk | Sac Sac (tribe) The Sacs or Sauks are a group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group. Their autonym is The Sacs or Sauks are a group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group. Their autonym is The Sacs or Sauks are a group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture... |
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| 1815 | September 14 | Treaty of Portage des Sioux | Treaty with the Foxes | Fox | ||
| 1815 | September 16 | Treaty of Portage des Sioux | Treaty with the Iowa | Iowa Iowa tribe The Iowa , also known as the Báxoje, are a Native American Siouan people. Today they are enrolled in either of two federally recognized tribes, the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma and the Ioway Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska.... |
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| 1815 | October 28 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
Treaty with the Kansa | Kaw Kaw (tribe) The Kaw Nation are an American Indian people of the central Midwestern United States. The tribe known as Kaw have also been known as the "People of the South wind", "People of water", Kansa, Kaza, Kosa, and Kasa. Their tribal language is Kansa, classified as a Siouan language.The toponym "Kansas"... |
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| 1816 | March 22 | Treaty of Washington | Treaty with the Cherokee Treaty with the Cherokee The Treaty With The Cherokee, 1798, also known as the First Treaty of Tellico, was signed on October 2, 1798, in the Overhill Cherokee settlement of Great Tellico near Tellico Blockhouse in what is now Tennessee... |
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| 1816 | March 22 | Treaty of Washington | Treaty with the Cherokee Treaty with the Cherokee The Treaty With The Cherokee, 1798, also known as the First Treaty of Tellico, was signed on October 2, 1798, in the Overhill Cherokee settlement of Great Tellico near Tellico Blockhouse in what is now Tennessee... |
Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... |
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| 1816 | May 13 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
Treaty with the Sauk | Sac Sac (tribe) The Sacs or Sauks are a group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group. Their autonym is The Sacs or Sauks are a group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group. Their autonym is The Sacs or Sauks are a group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture... |
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| 1816 | June 1 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
Treaty with the Sioux | Wahpekute Dakota Sioux The Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects... , Wahpetonwan Dakota Sioux The Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects... , Wazikute Nakota |
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| 1816 | June 3 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
Treaty with the Winnebago | Winnebago Ho-Chunk The Ho-Chunk, also known as Winnebago, are a tribe of Native Americans, native to what is now Wisconsin and Illinois. There are two federally recognized Ho-Chunk tribes, the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.... |
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| 1816 | June 4 | Treaty of Fort Harrison | Treaty with the Wea and Kickapoo | Wea Wea The Wea were a Miami-Illinois-speaking tribe originally located in western Indiana, closely related to the Miami. The name Wea is used today as the a shortened version of their many recorded names... , Kickapoo |
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| 1816 | August 24 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
Treaty with the Ottawa, etc. | 77, 78, 78a | Council of Three Fires Council of Three Fires The Council of Three Fires, also known as the People of the Three Fires, the Three Fires Confederacy, the United Nations of Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi Indians, or Niswi-mishkodewin in the Anishinaabe language, is a long-standing Anishinaabe alliance of the Ojibwe , Ottawa , and Potawatomi... (Odawa Ottawa (tribe) The Odawa or Ottawa, said to mean "traders," are a Native American and First Nations people. They are one of the Anishinaabeg, related to but distinct from the Ojibwe nation. Their original homelands are located on Manitoulin Island, near the northern shores of Lake Huron, on the Bruce Peninsula in... , Ojibwe, Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... ) |
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| 1816 | September 14 | Treaty of Chickasaw Council House | Treaty with the Cherokee Treaty with the Cherokee The Treaty With The Cherokee, 1798, also known as the First Treaty of Tellico, was signed on October 2, 1798, in the Overhill Cherokee settlement of Great Tellico near Tellico Blockhouse in what is now Tennessee... |
79 | Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... |
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| 1816 | September 20 | Treaty of Chickasaw Council House | Treaty with the Chickasaw | 80, 81 | Chickasaw Chickasaw The Chickasaw are Native American people originally from the region that would become the Southeastern United States... |
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| 1816 | October 24 | Treaty of Choctaw Trading House Treaty of Fort St. Stephens The Treaty of Fort St. Stephens or Treaty of Choctaw Trading House was signed between the United States and the Choctaws. The treaty was signed at the Choctaw trading house on October 24, 1816. It ceded of Choctaw land east of the Tombigbee River. The land was exchanged for 6,000 US dollars... |
Treaty with the Choctaw | 82 | Choctaw Choctaw The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States... |
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| 1817 | March 30 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
Treaty with the Menominee | Menominee Menominee Some placenames use other spellings, see also Menomonee and Menomonie.The Menominee are a nation of Native Americans living in Wisconsin. The Menominee, along with the Ho-Chunk, are the only tribes that are indigenous to what is now Wisconsin... |
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| 1817 | June 24 | Treaty with the Oto | Otoe Otoe tribe The Otoe or Oto are a Native American people. The Otoe language, Chiwere, is part of the Siouan family and closely related to that of the related Iowa and Missouri tribes.-History:... , Missouri Missouri tribe The Missouria or Missouri are a Native American tribe that originated in the Great Lakes region of United States before European contact. The tribe belongs to the Chiwere division of the Siouan language family, together with the Iowa and Otoe... |
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| 1817 | June 25 | Treaty with the Ponca | Ponca Ponca The Ponca are a Native American people of the Dhegihan branch of the Siouan-language group. There are two federally recognized Ponca tribes: the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska and the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma... |
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| 1817 | July 8 | Treaty of Cherokee Agency | Treaty with the Cherokee | 83, 84, 85, 86 | Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... |
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| 1817 | September 29 | Treaty of Fort Meigs Treaty of Fort Meigs The Treaty of Fort Meigs, also called the Treaty of the Foot of the Rapids, was signed September 29, 1817 between the chiefs and warriors of the Wyandot, Seneca, Delaware, Shawnee, Potawatomi, Ottawa and Chippewa, tribes of native Americans and the United States of America, represented by Lewis... |
Treaty with the Wyandot, etc., Treaty of the Foot of the Rapids, Treaty of Miami Rapids | 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 | Wyandot, Seneca, Lenape Lenape The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the... , Shawnee Shawnee The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are an Algonquian-speaking people native to North America. Historically they inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania... , Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... , Odawa Ottawa (tribe) The Odawa or Ottawa, said to mean "traders," are a Native American and First Nations people. They are one of the Anishinaabeg, related to but distinct from the Ojibwe nation. Their original homelands are located on Manitoulin Island, near the northern shores of Lake Huron, on the Bruce Peninsula in... , Ojibwe |
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| 1818 | January 3 | Vincennes Contract | Agreement with the Piankeshaw | Piankeshaw Piankeshaw The Piankeshaw Indians were Native Americans, and members of the Miami Indians who lived apart from the rest of the Miami nation. They lived in an area that now includes western Indiana and Ohio, and were closely allied with the Wea Indians... |
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| 1818 | January 22 | Treaty of Creek Agency | Treaty with the Creeks | 92, 93 | Creek Creek people The Muscogee , also known as the Creek or Creeks, are a Native American people traditionally from the southeastern United States. Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling. The modern Muscogee live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida... |
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| 1818 | June 18 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
Treaty with the Grand Pawnee | Chaui Pawnee | ||
| 1818 | June 19 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
Treaty with the Noisy Pawnee | Pawnee | ||
| 1818 | June 20 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
Treaty with the Pawnee Republic | Kitkehahki Pawnee | ||
| 1818 | June 22 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
Treaty with the Pawnee Marhar | Pawnee | ||
| 1818 | August 24 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
Treaty with the Quapaw | 94 | Quapaw Quapaw The Quapaw people are a tribe of Native Americans who historically resided on the west side of the Mississippi River in what is now the state of Arkansas.They are federally recognized as the Quapaw Tribe of Indians.-Government:... |
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| 1818 | September 17 | Treaty of St. Mary's Treaty of St. Mary's The Treaty of St. Mary's was signed on October 6, 1818 at Saint Mary's, Ohio between representatives of the United States and the Miami tribe and others living in their territory. The accord contained seven articles. Based on the terms of the accord, the Miami ceded to the United States... |
Treaty with the Wyandot, etc. | Wyandot, Seneca, Shawnee Shawnee The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are an Algonquian-speaking people native to North America. Historically they inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania... , Odawa Ottawa (tribe) The Odawa or Ottawa, said to mean "traders," are a Native American and First Nations people. They are one of the Anishinaabeg, related to but distinct from the Ojibwe nation. Their original homelands are located on Manitoulin Island, near the northern shores of Lake Huron, on the Bruce Peninsula in... |
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| 1818 | September 20 | Treaty of St. Mary's Treaty of St. Mary's The Treaty of St. Mary's was signed on October 6, 1818 at Saint Mary's, Ohio between representatives of the United States and the Miami tribe and others living in their territory. The accord contained seven articles. Based on the terms of the accord, the Miami ceded to the United States... |
Treaty with the Wyandot | 95, 96 | Wyandot | |
| 1818 | September 21 | Treaty of Edwardsville | Treaty with the Peoria, etc. | 96a | Peoria Peoria (tribe) The Peoria people are a Native American tribe. Today they are enrolled in the federally recognized Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. Historically, they were part of the Illinois Confederation.-History:... , Kaskaskia Kaskaskia The Kaskaskia were one of about a dozen cognate tribes that made up the Illiniwek Confederation or Illinois Confederation. Their longstanding homeland was in the Great Lakes region... , Michigamea, Cahokia Cahokia (tribe) The Cahokia were an Algonquian speaking Native American tribe and member of the Illinois Confederation... , Tamaroa Tamaroa (tribe) The Tamaroa were a Native American tribe in the central Mississippi River valley of North America, and a member of the Illiniwek or Illinois Confederacy of twelve to thirteen tribes.... |
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| 1818 | September 25 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
Treaty with the Osage Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
97 | Osage Osage Nation The Osage Nation is a Native American Siouan-language tribe in the United States that originated in the Ohio River valley in present-day Kentucky. After years of war with invading Iroquois, the Osage migrated west of the Mississippi River to their historic lands in present-day Arkansas, Missouri,... |
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| 1818 | October 2 | Treaty of St. Mary's Treaty of St. Mary's The Treaty of St. Mary's was signed on October 6, 1818 at Saint Mary's, Ohio between representatives of the United States and the Miami tribe and others living in their territory. The accord contained seven articles. Based on the terms of the accord, the Miami ceded to the United States... |
Treaty with the Potawatomi Treaty with the Potawatomi During the first half of the 19th century, several treaties were concluded between the United States of America and the Native American tribe of the Potawatomi... |
98 | Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... |
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| 1818 | October 2 | Treaty of St. Mary's Treaty of St. Mary's The Treaty of St. Mary's was signed on October 6, 1818 at Saint Mary's, Ohio between representatives of the United States and the Miami tribe and others living in their territory. The accord contained seven articles. Based on the terms of the accord, the Miami ceded to the United States... |
Treaty with the Wea | Wea Wea The Wea were a Miami-Illinois-speaking tribe originally located in western Indiana, closely related to the Miami. The name Wea is used today as the a shortened version of their many recorded names... |
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| 1818 | October 3 | Treaty of St. Mary's Treaty of St. Mary's The Treaty of St. Mary's was signed on October 6, 1818 at Saint Mary's, Ohio between representatives of the United States and the Miami tribe and others living in their territory. The accord contained seven articles. Based on the terms of the accord, the Miami ceded to the United States... |
Treaty with the Delawares | Lenape Lenape The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the... |
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| 1818 | October 6 | Treaty of St. Mary's Treaty of St. Mary's The Treaty of St. Mary's was signed on October 6, 1818 at Saint Mary's, Ohio between representatives of the United States and the Miami tribe and others living in their territory. The accord contained seven articles. Based on the terms of the accord, the Miami ceded to the United States... |
Treaty with the Miami | 99 | Miami Miami tribe The Miami are a Native American nation originally found in what is now Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio. The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is the only federally recognized tribe of Miami Indians in the United States... |
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| 1818 | October 19 | Treaty of Old Town | Treaty with the Chickasaw | 100 | Chickasaw Chickasaw The Chickasaw are Native American people originally from the region that would become the Southeastern United States... |
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| 1819 | February 27 | Treaty of Washington | Treaty with the Cherokee Treaty with the Cherokee The Treaty With The Cherokee, 1798, also known as the First Treaty of Tellico, was signed on October 2, 1798, in the Overhill Cherokee settlement of Great Tellico near Tellico Blockhouse in what is now Tennessee... |
101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 | Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... |
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| 1819 | July 30 | Treaty of Edwardsville | Treaty with the Kickapoo | 110 | Kickapoo | |
| 1819 | August 30 | Treaty of Fort Harrison | Treaty with the Kickapoo | 110 | Kickapoo | |
| 1819 | September 24 | Treaty of Saginaw Treaty of Saginaw The Treaty of Saginaw, also known as the Treaty with the Chippewa, was made between Gen. Lewis Cass and Chief John Okemos, Chief Wasso and other Native American tribes of the Great Lakes region in what is now the United States, on September 24, 1819, proclaimed by the President of the United... |
Treaty with the Chippewa | 111 | Ojibwe |
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| 1820 | June 16 | Treaty of Sault Ste. Marie | Treaty with the Chippewa | 112 | Ojibwe | |
| 1820 | July 6 | Treaty of L'Arbor Croche and Michilimackinac | Treaty with the Ottawa and Chippewa | 113 | Odawa Odawa people The Odawa or Ottawa, said to mean "traders," are a Native American and First Nations people. They are one of the Anishinaabeg, related to but distinct from the Ojibwe nation. Their original homelands are located on Manitoulin Island, near the northern shores of Lake Huron, on the Bruce Peninsula in... , Ojibwe |
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| 1820 | July 19 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
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| 1820 | August 11 | Treaty of Vincennes Treaty of Vincennes The Treaty of Vincennes is the name of two separate treaties. One was an 1803 agreement between the United States of America and the Miami and their allies, the Wea tribes and the Shawnee... |
Treaty with the Wea | 114 | Wea Wea The Wea were a Miami-Illinois-speaking tribe originally located in western Indiana, closely related to the Miami. The name Wea is used today as the a shortened version of their many recorded names... |
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| 1820 | September 5 | Treaty of Vincennes Treaty of Vincennes The Treaty of Vincennes is the name of two separate treaties. One was an 1803 agreement between the United States of America and the Miami and their allies, the Wea tribes and the Shawnee... |
Treaty with the Kickapoo of the Vermilion | Kickapoo | ||
| 1820 | October 18 | Treaty of Doak's Stand Treaty of Doak's Stand The Treaty of Doak's Stand was signed on October 18, 1820 between the United States and the Choctaw Indian tribe. Based on the terms of the accord, the Choctaw agreed to give up approximately one-half of their remaining Choctaw homeland... |
Treaty with the Choctaw | 115 | Choctaw Choctaw The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States... |
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| 1821 | January 8 | Treaty of Indian Springs Treaty of Indian Springs There are two Treaties of Indian Springs with the Creek Indians. The first treaty was signed January 8, 1821. In it, the Lower Creek ceded land to the state of Georgia in return for cash payments totaling $200,000 over a period of 14 years... |
Treaty with the Creeks | 116 | Creek Creek people The Muscogee , also known as the Creek or Creeks, are a Native American people traditionally from the southeastern United States. Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling. The modern Muscogee live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida... |
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| 1821 | January 8 | Treaty of Mineral Spring | Treaty with the Creeks | Creek Creek people The Muscogee , also known as the Creek or Creeks, are a Native American people traditionally from the southeastern United States. Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling. The modern Muscogee live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida... |
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| 1821 | August 29 | Treaty of Chicago | Treaty with the Ottawa, etc. | 117 | Council of Three Fires Council of Three Fires The Council of Three Fires, also known as the People of the Three Fires, the Three Fires Confederacy, the United Nations of Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi Indians, or Niswi-mishkodewin in the Anishinaabe language, is a long-standing Anishinaabe alliance of the Ojibwe , Ottawa , and Potawatomi... (Odawa Odawa people The Odawa or Ottawa, said to mean "traders," are a Native American and First Nations people. They are one of the Anishinaabeg, related to but distinct from the Ojibwe nation. Their original homelands are located on Manitoulin Island, near the northern shores of Lake Huron, on the Bruce Peninsula in... , Ojibwe, Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... ) |
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| 1822 | August 31 | Treaty of Fort Clark | Treaty with the Osage | Great and Little Osage Osage Nation The Osage Nation is a Native American Siouan-language tribe in the United States that originated in the Ohio River valley in present-day Kentucky. After years of war with invading Iroquois, the Osage migrated west of the Mississippi River to their historic lands in present-day Arkansas, Missouri,... |
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| 1822 | September 3 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
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| 1823 | March 3 | Act of Congress | Christian Munsee Christian Munsee The Christian Munsee were a group of Lenape native American Indians, primarily Munsee-speaking, who converted to Christianity, following the teachings of the Moravian missionaries... |
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| 1823 | September 3 | Moscow Agreement | Agreement with the Seneca | Seneca Seneca nation The Seneca are a group of indigenous people native to North America. They were the nation located farthest to the west within the Six Nations or Iroquois League in New York before the American Revolution. While exact population figures are unknown, approximately 15,000 to 25,000 Seneca live in... |
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| 1823 | September 18 | Treaty of Moultrie Creek Treaty of Moultrie Creek The Treaty of Moultrie Creek was an agreement signed in 1823 between the government of the United States and several chiefs of the Seminole Indians in the present-day state of Florida. The United States had acquired Florida from Spain in 1821 by means of the Adams-Onís Treaty. In 1823 the... |
Treaty with the Florida Tribes of Indians | 118, 119 | Seminole Seminole The Seminole are a Native American people originally of Florida, who now reside primarily in that state and Oklahoma. The Seminole nation emerged in a process of ethnogenesis out of groups of Native Americans, most significantly Creeks from what is now Georgia and Alabama, who settled in Florida in... |
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| 1824 | May 26 | Act of Congress | Christian Munsee Christian Munsee The Christian Munsee were a group of Lenape native American Indians, primarily Munsee-speaking, who converted to Christianity, following the teachings of the Moravian missionaries... |
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| 1824 | August 4 | Treaty of Washington | Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes | 120 | Sac and Fox | |
| 1824 | August 4 | Treaty of Washington | Treaty with the Iowa | Iowa | ||
| 1824 | November 15 | Treaty of Harrington's | Treaty with the Quapaw | 121 | Quapaw Quapaw The Quapaw people are a tribe of Native Americans who historically resided on the west side of the Mississippi River in what is now the state of Arkansas.They are federally recognized as the Quapaw Tribe of Indians.-Government:... |
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| 1825 | January 20 | Treaty of Washington City Treaty of Washington City The Treaty of Washington City was a treaty signed on January 20, 1825 between the Choctaw and the United States Government.-Overview:... |
Treaty with the Choctaw | 122 | Choctaw Choctaw The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States... |
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| 1825 | February 12 | Treaty of Indian Springs Treaty of Indian Springs There are two Treaties of Indian Springs with the Creek Indians. The first treaty was signed January 8, 1821. In it, the Lower Creek ceded land to the state of Georgia in return for cash payments totaling $200,000 over a period of 14 years... |
Treaty with the Creeks | Creek Creek people The Muscogee , also known as the Creek or Creeks, are a Native American people traditionally from the southeastern United States. Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling. The modern Muscogee live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida... |
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| 1825 | June 2 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
Treaty with the Osage | 123 | Great and Little Osage Osage Nation The Osage Nation is a Native American Siouan-language tribe in the United States that originated in the Ohio River valley in present-day Kentucky. After years of war with invading Iroquois, the Osage migrated west of the Mississippi River to their historic lands in present-day Arkansas, Missouri,... |
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| 1825 | June 3 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
Treaty with the Kansa | 124 | Kansa Kaw (tribe) The Kaw Nation are an American Indian people of the central Midwestern United States. The tribe known as Kaw have also been known as the "People of the South wind", "People of water", Kansa, Kaza, Kosa, and Kasa. Their tribal language is Kansa, classified as a Siouan language.The toponym "Kansas"... |
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| 1825 | June 9 | Treaty of White Paint Creek | Treaty with the Ponca | Ponca Ponca The Ponca are a Native American people of the Dhegihan branch of the Siouan-language group. There are two federally recognized Ponca tribes: the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska and the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma... |
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| 1825 | June 22 | Treaty of Fort Lookout | Treaty with the Teton, etc., Sioux | Teton (Lakota), Yankton-Yanktonai (Nakota) Nakota The term Nakota is the endonym used by the native peoples of North America who usually go by the name of Assiniboine , in the United States, and of Stoney, in Canada.... |
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| 1825 | June 29 | Broken Arrow Agreement | Agreement with the Creeks, Appendix | Creek Creek people The Muscogee , also known as the Creek or Creeks, are a Native American people traditionally from the southeastern United States. Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling. The modern Muscogee live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida... |
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| 1825 | July 5 | Treaty of Teton River | Treaty with the Sioune and Oglala Tribes | Oglala Sioux | ||
| 1825 | July 6 | Treaty of Teton River | Treaty with the Cheyenne Tribe | Cheyenne Cheyenne Cheyenne are a Native American people of the Great Plains, who are of the Algonquian language family. The Cheyenne Nation is composed of two united tribes, the Só'taeo'o and the Tsétsêhéstâhese .The Cheyenne are thought to have branched off other tribes of Algonquian stock inhabiting lands... |
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| 1825 | July 16 | Treaty of Arikara | Treaty with the Hunkpapa Band of the Sioux Tribe | Hunkpapa Hunkpapa The Hunkpapa are a Native American group, one of the seven council fires of the Lakota Sioux tribe. The name Húŋkpapȟa is a Sioux word meaning "Head of the Circle"... |
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| 1825 | July 18 | Treaty of Arikara | Treaty with the Arikara Tribe | Arikara Arikara Arikara are a group of Native Americans in North Dakota... |
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| 1825 | July 30 | Treaty of Mandan | Treaty with the Belantse-Etoa or Minitaree Tribe | Hidatsa Hidatsa The Hidatsa are a Siouan people, a part of the Three Affiliated Tribes. The Hidatsa's autonym is Hiraacá. According to the tribal tradition, the word hiraacá derives from the word "willow"; however, the etymology is not transparent and the similarity to mirahací ‘willows’ inconclusive... |
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| 1825 | July 30 | Treaty of Mandan | Treaty with the Mandan Tribe | Mandan | ||
| 1825 | August 4 | Treaty of Mandan | Treaty with the Crow Tribe | Crow Crow Nation The Crow, also called the Absaroka or Apsáalooke, are a Siouan people of Native Americans who historically lived in the Yellowstone River valley, which extends from present-day Wyoming, through Montana and into North Dakota. They now live on a reservation south of Billings, Montana and in several... |
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| 1825 | August 10 | Treaty of Council Grove | Treaty with the Great and Little Osage | Great and Little Osage Osage Nation The Osage Nation is a Native American Siouan-language tribe in the United States that originated in the Ohio River valley in present-day Kentucky. After years of war with invading Iroquois, the Osage migrated west of the Mississippi River to their historic lands in present-day Arkansas, Missouri,... |
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| 1825 | August 16 | Treaty of Sora Kansas Creek | Treaty with the Kansa | Kansa Kaw (tribe) The Kaw Nation are an American Indian people of the central Midwestern United States. The tribe known as Kaw have also been known as the "People of the South wind", "People of water", Kansa, Kaza, Kosa, and Kasa. Their tribal language is Kansa, classified as a Siouan language.The toponym "Kansas"... |
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| 1825 | August 19 | Treaty of Prairie du Chien Treaty of Prairie du Chien The Treaty of Prairie du Chien may refer to any of several treaties made and signed in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin between the United States, representatives from the Sioux, Sac and Fox, Menominee, Ioway, Winnebago and the Anishinaabeg Native American peoples.-1825:The first treaty of Prairie du... |
Treaty with the Sioux, etc. | Sioux Sioux The Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects... , Ojibwe, Sac and Fox, Menomini, Ioway, Ho-chunk Ho-Chunk The Ho-Chunk, also known as Winnebago, are a tribe of Native Americans, native to what is now Wisconsin and Illinois. There are two federally recognized Ho-Chunk tribes, the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.... , and Council of Three Fires Council of Three Fires The Council of Three Fires, also known as the People of the Three Fires, the Three Fires Confederacy, the United Nations of Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi Indians, or Niswi-mishkodewin in the Anishinaabe language, is a long-standing Anishinaabe alliance of the Ojibwe , Ottawa , and Potawatomi... (Ojibwe, Odawa Odawa people The Odawa or Ottawa, said to mean "traders," are a Native American and First Nations people. They are one of the Anishinaabeg, related to but distinct from the Ojibwe nation. Their original homelands are located on Manitoulin Island, near the northern shores of Lake Huron, on the Bruce Peninsula in... , Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... ) |
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| 1825 | September 26 | Treaty of Fort Atkinson | Treaty with the Oto and Missouri Tribe | Oto Otoe tribe The Otoe or Oto are a Native American people. The Otoe language, Chiwere, is part of the Siouan family and closely related to that of the related Iowa and Missouri tribes.-History:... , Missouri Missouri tribe The Missouria or Missouri are a Native American tribe that originated in the Great Lakes region of United States before European contact. The tribe belongs to the Chiwere division of the Siouan language family, together with the Iowa and Otoe... |
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| 1825 | September 30 | Treaty of Fort Atkinson | Treaty with the Pawnee Tribe | Pawnee | ||
| 1825 | October 6 | Treaty of Fort Atkinson | Treaty with the Omaha Tribe | Omaha Omaha Omaha may refer to:*Omaha , a Native American tribe that currently resides in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Nebraska-Places:United States* Omaha, Nebraska* Omaha, Arkansas* Omaha, Georgia* Omaha, Illinois* Omaha, Texas... |
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| 1825 | November 7 | Treaty of St. Louis Treaty of St. Louis The Treaty of St. Louis is one of many treaties signed between the United States and various Native American tribes.-1804 - Sauk and Fox :... |
Treaty with the Shawnee | 125, 126 | Shawnee Shawnee The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are an Algonquian-speaking people native to North America. Historically they inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania... |
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| 1826 | January 24 | Treaty of Washington Treaty of Washington (1826) The 1826 Treaty of Washington was a settlement between the United States government and the Creek National Council of Native Americans, led by their spokesman Opothleyahola. The Creeks ceded much of their land in the State of Georgia to the Federal government.... |
Treaty with the Creeks | 127, 128, 129, 130, 131 | Creek | |
| 1826 | March 31 | Supplement to the Treaty of Washington Treaty of Washington (1826) The 1826 Treaty of Washington was a settlement between the United States government and the Creek National Council of Native Americans, led by their spokesman Opothleyahola. The Creeks ceded much of their land in the State of Georgia to the Federal government.... |
Supplementary Article to the Creek Treaty of the Twenty-fourth January, 1826 | Creek | ||
| 1826 | August 5 | Treaty of Fond du Lac | Treaty with the Chippewa | Ojibwe | ||
| 1826 | October 16 | Treaty of Mississinwas Treaty of Mississinwas The Treaty of Mississiniwas or the Treaty of Mississinewa is an 1826 treaty between the United States and the Miami tribe.-Terms:After negotiations with the Pottawatomie to build the Michigan Road through Indiana by James B... |
Treaty with the Potawatomi Treaty with the Potawatomi During the first half of the 19th century, several treaties were concluded between the United States of America and the Native American tribe of the Potawatomi... |
132, 133 | Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... |
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| 1826 | October 23 | Treaty of Mississinwas Treaty of Mississinwas The Treaty of Mississiniwas or the Treaty of Mississinewa is an 1826 treaty between the United States and the Miami tribe.-Terms:After negotiations with the Pottawatomie to build the Michigan Road through Indiana by James B... |
Treaty with the Miami | Miami Miami tribe The Miami are a Native American nation originally found in what is now Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio. The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is the only federally recognized tribe of Miami Indians in the United States... |
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| 1827 | August 11 | Treaty of Butte des Morts | Treaty with the Chippewa, etc. | 134 | Ojibwe, Menomini, Ho-chunk Ho-Chunk The Ho-Chunk, also known as Winnebago, are a tribe of Native Americans, native to what is now Wisconsin and Illinois. There are two federally recognized Ho-Chunk tribes, the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.... |
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| 1827 | September 19 | Treaty of St. Joseph | Treaty with the Potawatomi Treaty with the Potawatomi During the first half of the 19th century, several treaties were concluded between the United States of America and the Native American tribe of the Potawatomi... |
135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140 | Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... |
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| 1827 | November 15 | Treaty of Creek Agency | Treaty with the Creeks | 141 | Creek Creek people The Muscogee , also known as the Creek or Creeks, are a Native American people traditionally from the southeastern United States. Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling. The modern Muscogee live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida... |
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| 1828 | February 11 | Treaty of Wyandot | Treaty with the Eel River, Treaty with the Thorntown Party of the Miami Indians, Treaty with the Miami | 142 | ||
| 1828 | May 6 | Treaty of Washington | Treaty with the Western Cherokee; Treaty with the Cherokees West of the Mississippi River | 143, 144 | Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... |
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| 1828 | August 25 | Treaty of Green Bay | Treaty with the Winnebago, etc.; Treaty with the Winnebago Tribe and the United Tribes of Pottawatomie, Chippewa and Ottawa | Ho-Chunk Ho-Chunk The Ho-Chunk, also known as Winnebago, are a tribe of Native Americans, native to what is now Wisconsin and Illinois. There are two federally recognized Ho-Chunk tribes, the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.... , Council of Three Fires Council of Three Fires The Council of Three Fires, also known as the People of the Three Fires, the Three Fires Confederacy, the United Nations of Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi Indians, or Niswi-mishkodewin in the Anishinaabe language, is a long-standing Anishinaabe alliance of the Ojibwe , Ottawa , and Potawatomi... (Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... , Ojibwe, Odawa Odawa people The Odawa or Ottawa, said to mean "traders," are a Native American and First Nations people. They are one of the Anishinaabeg, related to but distinct from the Ojibwe nation. Their original homelands are located on Manitoulin Island, near the northern shores of Lake Huron, on the Bruce Peninsula in... ) |
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| 1828 | September 20 | Treaty of St. Joseph | Treaty with the Potawatomi Treaty with the Potawatomi During the first half of the 19th century, several treaties were concluded between the United States of America and the Native American tribe of the Potawatomi... |
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145, 146 | Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... |
| 1829 | July 29 | Treaty of Prairie du Chien | Treaty with the Chippewa, etc., Second Treaty of Prairie du Chien | |
147, 148 | Council of Three Fires Council of Three Fires The Council of Three Fires, also known as the People of the Three Fires, the Three Fires Confederacy, the United Nations of Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi Indians, or Niswi-mishkodewin in the Anishinaabe language, is a long-standing Anishinaabe alliance of the Ojibwe , Ottawa , and Potawatomi... (Ojibwe, Odawa Odawa people The Odawa or Ottawa, said to mean "traders," are a Native American and First Nations people. They are one of the Anishinaabeg, related to but distinct from the Ojibwe nation. Their original homelands are located on Manitoulin Island, near the northern shores of Lake Huron, on the Bruce Peninsula in... , Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... ) |
| 1829 | August 1 | Treaty of Prairie du Chien | Third Treaty of Prairie du Chien, Treaty with the Winnebago | 149 | Ho-Chunk Ho-Chunk The Ho-Chunk, also known as Winnebago, are a tribe of Native Americans, native to what is now Wisconsin and Illinois. There are two federally recognized Ho-Chunk tribes, the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.... |
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| 1829 | August 3 | Treaty of Little Sandusky | Treaty with the Delawares | 150 | Lenape Lenape The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the... |
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| 1829 | September 24 | Treaty of James Fork | Supplementary article to the Treaty of St. Mary's | 150a | Lenape Lenape The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the... |
1830–1839
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Treaty Name |
Alternative Treaty Name |
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| 1830 | July 15 | Treaty of Prairie du Chien Treaty of Prairie du Chien The Treaty of Prairie du Chien may refer to any of several treaties made and signed in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin between the United States, representatives from the Sioux, Sac and Fox, Menominee, Ioway, Winnebago and the Anishinaabeg Native American peoples.-1825:The first treaty of Prairie du... |
Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes, etc., Fourth Treaty of Prairie du Chein | 151 | Sac and Fox, the Mdewakanton Mdewakanton Mdewakantonwan are one of the sub-tribes of the Isanti Dakota . Their historic home is Mille Lacs Lake in central Minnesota, which in the Dakota language was called mde wakan .As part of the Santee Sioux, their ancestors had migrated from the Southeast of the present-day United States, where the... , Wahpekute, Wahpeton and Sisiton Sioux, Omaha Omaha (tribe) The Omaha are a federally recognized Native American nation which lives on the Omaha Reservation in northeastern Nebraska and western Iowa, United States... , Ioway, Otoe Otoe tribe The Otoe or Oto are a Native American people. The Otoe language, Chiwere, is part of the Siouan family and closely related to that of the related Iowa and Missouri tribes.-History:... and Missouria |
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| 1830 | September 27 | Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was a treaty signed on September 27, 1830 between the Choctaw and the United States Government. This was the first removal treaty carried into effect under the Indian Removal Act... |
Treaty with the Choctaw | Choctaw Choctaw The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States... |
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| 1830 | August 31 | Treaty of Franklin | Treaty with the Chickasaw | N/A | ||
| 1830 | September 1 | Supplement to the Treaty of Franklin | Supplemental Treaty with the Chickasaw | N/A | ||
| 1831 | February 8 | Treaty of Washington Treaty of Washington, with Menominee (1831) The Treaty of Washington was a treaty between the Menominee and the United States Government. The treaty was initially made and signed on February 8, 1831 in Washington, D.C.. In the treaty, the Menominee ceded about of their land in Wisconsin primarily adjacent to Lake Michigan... |
Treaty with the Menominee | Menomini | ||
| 1831 | February 17 | Supplement to the Treaty of Washington Treaty of Washington, with Menominee (1831) The Treaty of Washington was a treaty between the Menominee and the United States Government. The treaty was initially made and signed on February 8, 1831 in Washington, D.C.. In the treaty, the Menominee ceded about of their land in Wisconsin primarily adjacent to Lake Michigan... |
Treaty with the Menominee | Menomini | ||
| 1831 | February 28 | Treaty of Washington | Treaty with the Seneca | Seneca nation Seneca nation The Seneca are a group of indigenous people native to North America. They were the nation located farthest to the west within the Six Nations or Iroquois League in New York before the American Revolution. While exact population figures are unknown, approximately 15,000 to 25,000 Seneca live in... |
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| 1831 | July 20 | Treaty of Lewistown Treaty of Lewistown On August 3, 1829, members of the Shawnee Indians and the Seneca Indians signed the Treaty of Lewistown with the United States. In this treaty, Senecas and Shawnees living at Lewistown, Ohio, relinquished their claim to the land and joined the rest of the Ohio Senecas already living on a... |
Treaty with the Seneca, etc. | Seneca nation Seneca nation The Seneca are a group of indigenous people native to North America. They were the nation located farthest to the west within the Six Nations or Iroquois League in New York before the American Revolution. While exact population figures are unknown, approximately 15,000 to 25,000 Seneca live in... , Shawnee Shawnee The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are an Algonquian-speaking people native to North America. Historically they inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania... |
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| 1831 | August 8 | Treaty of Wapakoneta Treaty of Wapakoneta The Treaty of Wapakoneta was signed on August 8, 1831, Remnants of the Shawnee Native American tribe in Wapakoneta were forced to relinquish claims that they had to land in western Ohio.... |
Treaty with the Shawnee | Shawnee Shawnee The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are an Algonquian-speaking people native to North America. Historically they inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania... |
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| 1831 | August 30 | Treaty of Miami Bay | Treaty with the Ottawa | Ottawa | ||
| 1832 | January 19 | Treaty with the Wyandot | Wyandot | |||
| 1832 | March 24 | Treaty of Cusseta Treaty of Cusseta The Treaty of Cusseta was a treaty between the government of the United States and the Creek Nation signed March 24, 1832. The treaty ceded all Creek claims east of the Mississippi River to the United States.-Origins:... |
Treaty with the Creeks | Creek | ||
| 1832 | May 9 | Treaty of Payne's Landing Treaty of Payne's Landing The Treaty of Payne's Landing was an agreement signed on 9 May 1832 between the government of the United States and several chiefs of the Seminole Indians in the present-day state of Florida.- Background :... |
Treaty with the Seminole | Seminole Seminole The Seminole are a Native American people originally of Florida, who now reside primarily in that state and Oklahoma. The Seminole nation emerged in a process of ethnogenesis out of groups of Native Americans, most significantly Creeks from what is now Georgia and Alabama, who settled in Florida in... |
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| 1832 | September 15 | Treaty with the Winnebago | ||||
| 1832 | September 21 | Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes | ||||
| 1832 | October 11 | Treaty with the Appalachicola Band | ||||
| 1832 | October 20 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1832 | October 20 | Treaty with the Chickasaw | ||||
| 1832 | October 22 | Treaty with the Chickasaw | ||||
| 1832 | October 24 | Treaty with the Kickapoo | ||||
| 1832 | October 26 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1832 | October 26 | Treaty with the Shawnee, etc. | ||||
| 1832 | October 27 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1832 | October 27 | Treaty with the Kaskaskia, etc. | ||||
| 1832 | October 27 | Treaty with the Menominee | ||||
| 1832 | October 29 | Treaty with the Piankashaw and Wea | ||||
| 1832 | December 29 | Treaty with the Seneca and Shawnee | ||||
| 1833 | February 14 | Treaty with the Western Cherokee | ||||
| 1833 | February 14 | Treaty with the Creeks | ||||
| 1833 | February 18 | Treaty with the Ottawa | ||||
| 1833 | March 28 | Treaty with the Seminole | ||||
| 1833 | May 13 | Treaty with the Quapaw | ||||
| 1833 | June 18 | Treaty with the Appalachicola Band | ||||
| 1833 | September 21 | Treaty with the Oto and Missouri | ||||
| 1833 | September 26 | Treaty of Chicago | Treaty with the Chippewa, etc. | Ottawa, Ojibwe and Potawatomi Potawatomi The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied... |
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| 1833 | October 9 | Treaty with the Pawnee | ||||
| 1834 | May 24 | Treaty with the Chickasaw | ||||
| 1834 | October 23 | Treaty with the Miami | ||||
| 1834 | December 4 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1834 | December 10 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1834 | December 16 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1834 | December 17 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1835 | July 1 | Treaty with the Caddo | ||||
| 1835 | August 24 | Treaty with the Comanche, etc. | ||||
| 1835 | December 29 | Treaty of New Echota Treaty of New Echota The Treaty of New Echota was a treaty signed on December 29, 1835, in New Echota, Georgia by officials of the United States government and representatives of a minority Cherokee political faction, known as the Treaty Party... |
Treaty with the Cherokee | Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... |
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| 1835 | March 14 | Treaty of Washington | Agreement with the Cherokee | N/A | ||
| 1836 | March 26 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1836 | March 28 | Treaty of Washington Treaty of Washington (1836) The Treaty of Washington is a treaty between the United States and representatives of the Ottawa and Chippewa nations of Native Americans. With this treaty, the tribes ceded an area of approximately 13,837,207 acres in the northwest portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and the eastern... |
Treaty with the Ottawa, etc. | Ottawa and Ojibwe | ||
| 1836 | March 29 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1836 | April 11 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1836 | April 22 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1836 | April 22 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1836 | April 23 | Treaty with the Wyandot | ||||
| 1836 | May 9 | Treaty with the Chippewa | ||||
| 1836 | August 5 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1836 | September 3 | Treaty with the Menominee | ||||
| 1836 | September 10 | Treaty with the Sioux | ||||
| 1836 | September 17 | Treaty with the Iowa, etc. | ||||
| 1836 | September 20 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1836 | September 22 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1836 | September 23 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1836 | September 27 | Treaty with the Sauk and Fox Tribe | ||||
| 1836 | September 28 | Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes | ||||
| 1836 | September 28 | Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes | ||||
| 1836 | October 15 | Treaty with the Oto, etc. | ||||
| 1836 | November 30 | Treaty with the Sioux | ||||
| 1837 | January 14 | Treaty of Detroit Treaty of Detroit The Treaty of Detroit was a treaty between the United States and the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot and Potawatomi Native American nations. The treaty was signed at Detroit, Michigan on November 17, 1807, with William Hull, governor of the Michigan Territory and superintendent of Indian affairs the sole... |
Treaty with the Chippewa | |||
| 1837 | January 17 | Treaty of Doaksville | Treaty with the Choctaw and Chickasaw | |||
| 1837 | February 11 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | ||||
| 1837 | May 26 | Treaty with the Kiowa, etc. | ||||
| 1837 | July 29 | Treaty with the Chippewa | ||||
| 1837 | September 29 | Treaty with the Sioux | ||||
| 1837 | October 21 | Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes | ||||
| 1837 | October 21 | Treaty with the Yankton Sioux | ||||
| 1837 | October 21 | Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes | ||||
| 1837 | November 1 | Treaty with the Winnebago | ||||
| 1837 | November 23 | Treaty with the Iowa | ||||
| 1837 | December 20 | Treaty with the Chippewa | ||||
| 1838 | January 15 | Treaty of Buffalo Creek Treaty of Buffalo Creek -1788:The Treaty of Buffalo Creek should not be confused with the Phelps and Gorham Purchase of lands east of the Genesee River in New York, which occurred at Buffalo Creek on July 8, 1788... |
Treaty with the New York Indians | Seneca Seneca nation The Seneca are a group of indigenous people native to North America. They were the nation located farthest to the west within the Six Nations or Iroquois League in New York before the American Revolution. While exact population figures are unknown, approximately 15,000 to 25,000 Seneca live in... , Mohwak Mohawk nation Mohawk are the most easterly tribe of the Iroquois confederation. They call themselves Kanien'gehaga, people of the place of the flint... , Cayuga Cayuga nation The Cayuga people was one of the five original constituents of the Haudenosaunee , a confederacy of American Indians in New York. The Cayuga homeland lay in the Finger Lakes region along Cayuga Lake, between their league neighbors, the Onondaga to the east and the Seneca to the west... , Oneida Oneida Indian Nation The Oneida Indian Nation is the Oneida tribe that resides in New York and currently owns a number of businesses and tribal land in Verona, NY, Oneida, NY, and Canastota, NY.- Businesses :... , Onondaga Onondaga (tribe) The Onondaga are one of the original five constituent nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Their traditional homeland is in and around Onondaga County, New York... , Tuscarora Tuscarora (tribe) The Tuscarora are a Native American people of the Iroquoian-language family, with members in New York, Canada, and North Carolina... |
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| 1838 | January 23 | Treaty of Saginaw Treaty of Saginaw The Treaty of Saginaw, also known as the Treaty with the Chippewa, was made between Gen. Lewis Cass and Chief John Okemos, Chief Wasso and other Native American tribes of the Great Lakes region in what is now the United States, on September 24, 1819, proclaimed by the President of the United... |
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| 1838 | February 3 | Treaty of Washington | Treaty with the Oneida | |||
| 1838 | October 19 | Treaty of Great Nemowhaw | Treaty with the Iowa | |||
| 1838 | November 6 | Treaty of Wabash Forks | Treaty with the Miami | |||
| 1838 | November 23 | Treaty of Fort Gibson | Treaty with the Creeks | |||
| 1839 | January 11 | Treaty of Fort Gibson | Treaty with the Osage | |||
| 1839 | February 7 | Supplement to the Treaty of Detroit Treaty of Detroit The Treaty of Detroit was a treaty between the United States and the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot and Potawatomi Native American nations. The treaty was signed at Detroit, Michigan on November 17, 1807, with William Hull, governor of the Michigan Territory and superintendent of Indian affairs the sole... |
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| 1839 | September 3 | Treaty of Stockbridge | Treaty with the Stockbridge and Munsee |
1840–1849
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Treaty Name |
Alternative Treaty Name |
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Tribe(s) |
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| 1840 | November 28 | Treaty with the Miami | ||||
| 1842 | Treaty with the Wyandot | |||||
| 1842 | May 20 | Treaty of Buffalo Creek Treaty of Buffalo Creek -1788:The Treaty of Buffalo Creek should not be confused with the Phelps and Gorham Purchase of lands east of the Genesee River in New York, which occurred at Buffalo Creek on July 8, 1788... |
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| 1842 | October 4 | Treaty of La Pointe | Treaty with the Chippewa | Ojibwe | ||
| 1842 | October 11 | Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes | ||||
| 1843 | Agreement with the Delawares and Wyandot | |||||
| 1845 | Treaty with the Creeks and Seminole | |||||
| 1846 | Treaty with the Kansa Tribe | |||||
| 1846 | Treaty with the Comanche, Aionai, Anadarko, Caddo, etc. | |||||
| 1846 | Treaty with the Potawatomi Nation | |||||
| 1846 | Treaty with the Cherokee | |||||
| 1846 | Treaty with the Winnebago | |||||
| 1847 | Treaty with the Chippewa of the Mississippi and Lake Superior | |||||
| 1847 | Treaty with the Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians | |||||
| 1848 | Treaty with the Pawnee – Grand, Loups, Republicans, etc. | |||||
| 1848 | Treaty with the Menominee | |||||
| 1848 | Treaty with the Stockbridge Tribe | |||||
| 1849 | Treaty with the Navaho | |||||
| 1849 | Treaty with the Utah |
1850–1859
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Treaty Name |
Alternative Treaty Name |
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Tribe(s) |
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| 1850 | Treaty with the Wyandot | |||||
| 1851 | July 23 | Treaty of Traverse des Sioux Treaty of Traverse des Sioux The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux was a treaty signed on July 23, 1851, between the United States government and Sioux Indian bands in Minnesota Territory by which the Sioux ceded territory. The treaty was instigated by Alexander Ramsey, the first governor of Minnesota Territory, and Luke Lea,... |
Treaty with the Sioux-Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands | Sioux Sioux The Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects... |
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| 1851 | August 5 | Treaty of Mendota Treaty of Mendota The Treaty of Mendota was signed in Mendota, Minnesota on August 5, 1851 between the United States federal government and the Sioux tribes of Minnesota .... |
Treaty with the Sioux-Mdewakanton and Wahpakoota Bands | Sioux Sioux The Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects... |
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| 1851 | September 17 | Treaty of Fort Laramie Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851) Although many European and European-American migrants to western North America had previously passed through the Great Plains on the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails, the California gold rush greatly increased traffic... |
Treaty of Fort Laramie with Sioux, etc. | Sioux Sioux The Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects... , Cheyenne Cheyenne Cheyenne are a Native American people of the Great Plains, who are of the Algonquian language family. The Cheyenne Nation is composed of two united tribes, the Só'taeo'o and the Tsétsêhéstâhese .The Cheyenne are thought to have branched off other tribes of Algonquian stock inhabiting lands... , Arapaho Arapaho The Arapaho are a tribe of Native Americans historically living on the eastern plains of Colorado and Wyoming. They were close allies of the Cheyenne tribe and loosely aligned with the Sioux. Arapaho is an Algonquian language closely related to Gros Ventre, whose people are seen as an early... , Crow Crow Nation The Crow, also called the Absaroka or Apsáalooke, are a Siouan people of Native Americans who historically lived in the Yellowstone River valley, which extends from present-day Wyoming, through Montana and into North Dakota. They now live on a reservation south of Billings, Montana and in several... , Shoshone Shoshone The Shoshone or Shoshoni are a Native American tribe in the United States with three large divisions: the Northern, the Western and the Eastern.... , Assiniboine, Mandan, Hidatsa Hidatsa The Hidatsa are a Siouan people, a part of the Three Affiliated Tribes. The Hidatsa's autonym is Hiraacá. According to the tribal tradition, the word hiraacá derives from the word "willow"; however, the etymology is not transparent and the similarity to mirahací ‘willows’ inconclusive... and Arikara Arikara Arikara are a group of Native Americans in North Dakota... |
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| 1852 | Treaty with the Chickasaw | |||||
| 1852 | Treaty with the Apache | |||||
| 1853 | Treaty with the Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache | |||||
| 1853 | Agreement with the Rogue River (not ratified) | |||||
| 1853 | Treaty with the Rogue River, 1853 | |||||
| 1853 | Treaty with the Umpqua–Cow Creek Band | |||||
| 1854 | Treaty with the Oto and Missouri | |||||
| 1854 | Treaty with the Omaha | |||||
| 1854 | Treaty with the Delawares | |||||
| 1854 | Treaty with the Shawnee | |||||
| 1854 | Treaty with the Menominee | |||||
| 1854 | Treaty with the Iowa | |||||
| 1854 | Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes of Missouri | |||||
| 1854 | Treaty with the Kickapoo | |||||
| 1854 | Treaty with the Kaskaskia, Peoria, etc. | |||||
| 1854 | Treaty with the Miami | |||||
| 1854 | Treaty with the Creeks | |||||
| 1854 | September 30 | Treaty of La Pointe (1854) | Treaty with the Chippewa | Ojibwe | ||
| 1854 | Treaty with the Choctaw and Chickasaw | |||||
| 1854 | Treaty with the Rogue River, 1854 | |||||
| 1854 | Treaty with the Chasta, etc. | |||||
| 1854 | Treaty of Calapooia Creek | Treaty with the Umpqua and Kalapuya | ||||
| 1854 | Treaty with the Confederated Oto and Missouri | |||||
| 1854 | Treaty of Medicine Creek Treaty of Medicine Creek The Treaty of Medicine Creek was an 1854 treaty between the United States, and the Nisqually, Puyallup and Squaxin Island tribes, along with six other smaller Native American tribes.-Site:... |
Treaty with the Nisqualli, Puyallup, etc. | Nisqually Nisqually (tribe) Nisqually is a Lushootseed Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. The tribe lives on a reservation in the Nisqually River valley near the river delta. The Nisqually Indian Reservation, at , comprises 20.602 km² of land area on both sides of the river, in... , Puyallup Puyallup (tribe) The Puyallup are a Coast Salish Native American tribe from western Washington state, U.S.A. They were forcibly relocated onto reservation lands in what is today Tacoma, Washington, in late 1854, after signing the Treaty of Medicine Creek. The Puyallup Indian Reservation today is one of the most... and Squaxin Island Squaxin Island Tribe The Squaxin Island Tribe is a Native American tribal government in western Washington state in the United States. The Squaxin Island Tribe is made up of several Lushootseed clans: the Noo-Seh-Chatl, Steh-Chass, Squi-Aitl, T'Peeksin, Sa-Heh-Wa-Mish, Squawksin, and S'Hotle-Ma-Mish... |
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| 1855 | Treaty of Dayton | Treaty with the Kalapuya, etc. | ||||
| 1855 | January 22 | Treaty of Point Elliott Treaty of Point Elliott The Treaty of Point Elliott of 1855, or the Point Elliott Treaty,—also known as Treaty of Point Elliot / Point Elliott Treaty—is the lands settlement treaty between the United States government and the nominal Native American tribes of the greater Puget Sound region in the recently-formed... |
Treaty with the Dwamish, Suquamish, etc., Point Elliott Treaty | Duwamish Duwamish (tribe) The Duwamish are a Lushootseed Native American tribe in western Washington, and the indigenous people of metropolitan Seattle, where they have been living since the end of the last glacial period... , Suquamish Suquamish The Suquamish are a Lushootseed-speaking Native American Tribe, located in present-day Washington in the United States.The Suquamish are a southern Coast Salish people; they spoke a dialect of Lushootseed, which belongs to the Salishan language family. Like many Northwest Coast natives, the... , Snoqualmie Snoqualmie (tribe) The Snoqualmie Tribe is a tribal government of Coast Salish Native American peoples from the Snoqualmie Valley in east King and Snohomish Counties in Washington state. The Snoqualmie settled onto the Tulalip Reservation after signing the Point Elliott Treaty with the Washington Territory in 1855... , Snohomish Snohomish (tribe) The Snohomish are a Lushootseed Native American tribe who reside around the Puget Sound area of Washington, north of Seattle. They speak the Lushootseed language. The tribal spelling is Sdoh-doh-hohbsh, which means "wet snow" according to the last chief of the Snohomish tribe, Chief William... , Lummi Lummi The Lummi , governed by the Lummi Nation, are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish ethnolinguistic group in western Washington state in the United States... , Skagit Skagit (tribe) The Skagit are either of two tribes of the Lushootseed Native American people living in the state of Washington, the Upper Skagit and the Lower Skagit. They speak a subdialect of the Northern dialect of Lushootseed, which is part of the Salishan family. The Skagit River, Skagit Bay, and Skagit... , Swinomish Swinomish (tribe) The Swinomish are an historically Lushootseed-speaking Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. The tribe lives in the southeastern part of Fidalgo Island near the San Juan Islands in Skagit County, Washington. Skagit County is located about north of Seattle... |
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| 1855 | Treaty with the S'klallam | |||||
| 1855 | January 31 | Treaty of Washington Treaty of Washington (1855) The 1855 Treaty of Washington may refer to any of the four treaties signed between the United States and various Native American governments.-Treaty with the Wyandot:... |
Treaty with the Wyandot | Wyandot | ||
| 1855 | January 31 | Treaty of Neah Bay | Treaty with the Makah | Makah | ||
| 1855 | February 22 | Treaty of Washington Treaty of Washington (1855) The 1855 Treaty of Washington may refer to any of the four treaties signed between the United States and various Native American governments.-Treaty with the Wyandot:... |
Treaty with the Chippewa | Ojibwe (Mississippi and Pillager) | ||
| 1855 | February 27 | Treaty of Washington Treaty of Washington (1855) The 1855 Treaty of Washington may refer to any of the four treaties signed between the United States and various Native American governments.-Treaty with the Wyandot:... |
Treaty with the Winnebago | Ho-chunk Ho-Chunk The Ho-Chunk, also known as Winnebago, are a tribe of Native Americans, native to what is now Wisconsin and Illinois. There are two federally recognized Ho-Chunk tribes, the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.... |
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| 1855 | Treaties of Walla Walla Walla Walla Council (1855) The Walla Walla Council was a meeting in the Pacific Northwest between the United States and sovereign tribal bodies of the Cayuse, Nez Perce, Umatilla, Walla Walla, and Yakama. The treaties signed at this council were ratified by the U.S. Senate in 1859... |
Treaty with the Wallawalla, Cayuse, etc. | Cayuse Cayuse The Cayuse are a Native American tribe in the state of Oregon in the United States. The Cayuse tribe shares a reservation in northeastern Oregon with the Umatilla and the Walla Walla tribes as part of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation... , Nez Perce, Umatilla Umatilla (tribe) The Umatilla are a Sahaptin-speaking Native American group living on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, who traditionally inhabited the Columbia Plateau region of the northwestern United States.... , Walla Walla Walla Walla (tribe) Walla Walla |Native American]] tribe of the northwestern United States. The reduplication of the word expresses the diminutive form. The name "Walla Walla" is translated several ways but most often as "many waters."... and Yakama Yakama The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, or simply Yakama Nation , is a Native American group with nearly 10,000 enrolled members, living in Washington. Their reservation, along the Yakima River, covers an area of approximately 1.2 million acres... |
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| 1855 | Treaty with the Yakima | |||||
| 1855 | Treaty with the Nez Perces | |||||
| 1855 | June 22 | Treaty of Washington Treaty of Washington (1855) The 1855 Treaty of Washington may refer to any of the four treaties signed between the United States and various Native American governments.-Treaty with the Wyandot:... |
Treaty with the Choctaw and Chickasaw | Choctaw Choctaw The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States... and Chickasaw Chickasaw The Chickasaw are Native American people originally from the region that would become the Southeastern United States... |
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| 1855 | Treaty with the Tribes of Middle Oregon | |||||
| 1855 | Treaty with the Quinaielt, etc. | |||||
| 1855 | July 16 | Treaty of Hellgate Treaty of Hellgate The Treaty of Hellgate was signed in Hellgate on July 16, 1855 between Indian commissioner Isaac Stevens and the Native American tribes located in western Montana. The treaty was ratified by Congress, signed by President James Buchanan, and proclaimed on April 18, 1859.The tribes involved in the... |
Treaty with the Flatheads, etc. | Bitterroot Salish Bitterroot Salish (tribe) The Bitterroot Salish are one of three tribes of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation in Montana. The Flathead Reservation is home to the Kootenai and Pend d'Oreilles tribes also.-Language:... , Kootenai Kootenai (tribe) The Ktunaxa , also known as Kootenai, Kutenai or Kootenay , are an indigenous people of North America. They are one of three tribes of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation in Montana, and they form the Ktunaxa Nation in British Columbia... and Pend d'Oreilles Pend d'Oreilles (tribe) The Pend d'Oreilles, also known as the Kalispel, are a tribe of Native Americans who lived around Lake Pend Oreille, as well as the Pend Oreille River, and Priest Lake although some of them live spread throughout Montana and eastern Washington... |
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| 1855 | Treaty with the Ottawa and Chippewa | |||||
| 1855 | Treaty with the Chippewa of Sault Ste. Marie | |||||
| 1855 | Treaty with the Chippewa of Saginaw, etc. | |||||
| 1855 | Treaty with the Blackfeet | |||||
| 1855 | Treaty with the Molala | |||||
| 1856 | Treaty with the Stockbridge and Munsee | |||||
| 1856 | Treaty with the Menominee | |||||
| 1856 | Treaty with the Creeks, etc. | |||||
| 1857 | Treaty with the Pawnee | |||||
| 1857 | Treaty with the Seneca, Tonawanda Band | |||||
| 1858 | Treaty with the Ponca | |||||
| 1858 | Treaty with the Yankton Sioux | |||||
| 1858 | Treaty with the Sioux | |||||
| 1858 | Treaty with the Sioux | |||||
| 1859 | Treaty with the Winnebago | |||||
| 1859 | Treaty with the Chippewa, etc. | |||||
| 1859 | Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes | |||||
| 1859 | Treaty with the Kansa Tribe |
1860–1869
| Year | Date |
Treaty Name |
Alternative Treaty Name |
Statutes | Land Cession Reference (Royce Area) |
Tribe(s) |
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| 1860 | Treaty with the Delawares | |||||
| 1861 | Treaty with the Arapaho and Cheyenne | |||||
| 1861 | Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes, etc. | |||||
| 1861 | Treaty with the Delawares | |||||
| 1861 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | |||||
| 1862 | Treaty with the Kansa Indians | |||||
| 1862 | Treaty with the Ottawa of Blanchard's Fork and Roche de Boeuf | |||||
| 1862 | Treaty with the Kickapoo | |||||
| 1863 | Treaty with the Chippewa of the Mississippi and the Pillager and Lake Winnibigoshish Bands | |||||
| 1863 | June 9 | Treaty with the Nez Perce | Nez Perce | |||
| 1863 | Treaty with the Eastern Shoshoni | |||||
| 1863 | Treaty with the Shoshoni-Northwestern Bands | |||||
| 1863 | Treaty with the Western Shoshoni | |||||
| 1863 | Treaty with the Chippewa-Red Lake and Pembina Bands | |||||
| 1863 | Treaty with the Utah-Tabeguache Band | |||||
| 1863 | Treaty with the Shoshoni-Goship | |||||
| 1864 | Treaty with the Chippewa – Red Lake and Pembina Bands | |||||
| 1864 | Treaty with the Chippewa, Mississippi, and Pillager and Lake Winnibigoshish Bands | |||||
| 1864 | Treaty with the Klamath, etc. | |||||
| 1864 | Treaty with the Chippewa of Saginaw, Swan Creek, and Black River | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Omaha | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Winnebago | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Ponca | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Snake | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Osage | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Sioux-Miniconjou Band | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Sioux-Lower Brule Band | |||||
| 1865 | Agreement with the Cherokee and Other Tribes in the Indian Territory | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Cheyenne and Arapaho | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Apache, Cheyenne, and Arapaho | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Comanche and Kiowa | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Sioux-Two-Kettle Band | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Blackfeet Sioux | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Sioux-Sans Arc Band | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Sioux-Hunkpapa Band | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Sioux-Yanktonai Band | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Sioux-Upper Yanktonai Band | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Sioux-Oglala Band | |||||
| 1865 | Treaty with the Middle Oregon Tribes | |||||
| 1866 | Treaty with the Seminole | |||||
| 1866 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | |||||
| 1866 | Treaty with the Chippewa-Bois Fort Band | |||||
| 1866 | Treaty with the Choctaw and Chickasaw | |||||
| 1866 | Treaty with the Creeks | |||||
| 1866 | Treaty with the Delawares | |||||
| 1866 | Agreement at Fort Berthold, Appendix | |||||
| 1866 | Treaty with the Cherokee | |||||
| 1867 | Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes | |||||
| 1867 | Treaty with the Sioux-Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands | |||||
| 1867 | Treaty with the Seneca, Mixed Seneca and Shawnee, Quapaw, etc. | |||||
| 1867 | Treaty with the Potawatomi | |||||
| 1867 | Treaty with the Chippewa of the Mississippi | |||||
| 1867 | Medicine Lodge Treaty Medicine Lodge Treaty The Medicine Lodge Treaty is the overall name for three treaties signed between the United States government and southern Plains Indian tribes in October 1867, intended to bring peace to the area by relocating the Native Americans to reservations in Indian Territory and away from European-American... |
Treaty with the Kiowa and Comanche | ||||
| 1867 | Treaty with the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache | |||||
| 1867 | Treaty with the Cheyenne and Arapaho | |||||
| 1868 | Treaty with the Ute | |||||
| 1868 | Treaty with the Cherokee | |||||
| 1868 | Treaty of Fort Laramie Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) The Treaty of Fort Laramie was an agreement between the United States and the Oglala, Miniconjou, and Brulé bands of Lakota people, Yanktonai Dakota, and Arapaho Nation signed in 1868 at Fort Laramie in the Wyoming Territory, guaranteeing to the Lakota ownership of the Black Hills, and further... |
Treaty with the Sioux-Brule, Oglala, Miniconjou, Yanktonai, Hunkpapa, Blackfeet, Cuthead, Two Kettle, Sans Arcs, and Santee-and Arapaho | ||||
| 1868 | Treaty with the Crows | |||||
| 1868 | Treaty with the Northern Cheyenne and Northern Arapaho | |||||
| 1868 | Treaty with the Navajo | |||||
| 1868 | Treaty with the Eastern Band Shoshoni and Bannock | |||||
| 1868 | August 13 | Treaty with the Nez Perce | 15 Stat. 693 | Nez Perce |
1870–current
Treaty-making between various Native American governments and the United States officially concluded on March 3, 1871 with the passing of the United States CodeUnited States Code
The Code of Laws of the United States of America is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal laws of the United States...
Title 25, Chapter 3, Subchapter 1, Section 71 . However, additional agreements were made since then.
| Year | Date |
Treaty Name |
Alternative Treaty Name |
Statutes | Land Cession Reference (Royce Area) |
Tribe(s) |
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| 1872 | Agreement with the Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands of Sioux Indians | |||||
| 1873 | Amended Agreement with Certain Sioux Indians | |||||
| 1880 | Agreement with the Crows | |||||
| 1882–83 | Agreement with the Sioux of Various Tribes | |||||
| 1883 | Agreement with the Columbia and Colville | |||||
| 1892 | July 13 | McCumber Agreement | Agreement Between the Turtle Mountain Indians and the Commission | |||
| 1902 | March 12 | McLaughlin Agreement | Agreement Between the Red Lake Indians and the Commission | |||
| 1904 | April 21 | Act of Congress | Turtle Mountain Chippewa Treaty |
External links
- Treaties in Force, United States Department of StateUnited States Department of StateThe United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
- List of documents relating to the negotiation of ratified and unratified treaties with various Indian Tribes, 1801–1869 (1949) from the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
- Native American Treaties and Information from UCB Libraries GovPubs
- List of Treaties between the U.S. and Foreign Nations 1778–1845 from the Library of CongressLibrary of CongressThe Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
- List of Treaties between the U.S. and Indian Tribes 1778–1842 from the Library of Congress
- List of Treaties 1845–1851 from the Library of Congress
- List of Treaties 1851–1855 from the Library of Congress
- List of Treaties 1855–1859 from the Library of Congress
- Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894: List of Dates