Treaty of Greenville

(noun)

An agreement signed in 1795 between the Western Confederacy and the United States following the Battle of Fallen Timbers that ended the Northwest Indian War.

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Examples of Treaty of Greenville in the following topics:

  • The Northwest Territory

    • In the Treaty of Paris (1783), Great Britain nominally ceded control of the Northwest Territory (which was primarily occupied by various American Indian tribes) to the United States.
    • While the British had suffered a major defeat at the Battle of Yorktown (1781), the American Indian tribes in the Old Northwest were not parties to the Treaty of Paris, and many leaders, especially Little Turtle and Blue Jacket, refused to recognize the United States' claims to the area northwest of the Ohio River.
    • Following the battle, the Western Confederacy and the United States signed the Treaty of Greenville on August 3, 1795, to end the Northwest Indian War.
    • The treaty also established what became known as the "Greenville Treaty Line," which was for several years a boundary between American Indian territory and lands open to European American invaders; however, the latter frequently disregarded the treaty line as they continued to encroach on native lands west of the boundary.
    • This depiction of the treaty negotiations may have be painted by one of Anthony Wayne's officers, circa 1785.

  • In the West: The Native Americans

    • Such rapid exploration and expansion of migration into the Southeast in the 1820s and 1830s, and ongoing conflict with local Native American tribes, forced the federal government to deal with the so-called "Indian question. " Since the Greenville Treaty in the 1790s, Native Americans were under federal control but remained independent of state governments, which demanded control over the placement of Indian tribes in their territories.
    • The newly formed Democratic Party under President Andrew Jackson sought removal of the Indians out of the southeastern states to new lands in the west.
    • This law, on paper, provided for voluntary displacement of Indian tribes to the West and had safeguards for the rights of Indians.
    • The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ceded the territories of California and New Mexico to the United States for $18.5 million.
    • Analyze the waves of westward movement in the early 19th-century and the displacements of native peoples that movement brought about

  • The Treaty of Fort Stanwix

    • The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was one of several treaties signed between Native Americans and the United States after the American Revolution.
    • The treaty served as a peace treaty between the Iroquois and the Americans, since the Natives had been ignored in the Treaty of Paris.
    • In this treaty, the Iroquois Confederacy ceded all claims to the Ohio territory, a strip of land along the Niagara river, and all land west of the mouth of Buffalo creek.
    • 1786 Treaty of Fort Finney with Shawnee leaders for portions of Ohio
    • 1797 Treaty of Big Tree with the Iroquois for lands in New York State west of the Genesee River

  • U.S. Urban Patterns

    • Department of Agriculture tallied over 98,000,000 acres of "urban" land.
    • For example, the city of Greenville, South Carolina has a city population under 60,000 and an urbanized area population of over 300,000, while Greensboro, North Carolina has a city population over 200,000 and an urbanized area population of around 270,000.
    • That means that Greenville is actually "larger" for some intents and purposes, but not for others, such as taxation, local elections, etc.
    • As of December, 2010, about 82% of the population of the United States lived within the boundaries of urbanized area.
    • Combined, these areas occupy about 2% of the land area of the United States.

  • Pinckney's Treaty

    • Pinckney's Treaty between Spain and the United States defined the boundaries of the Spanish colonies of West and East Florida.
    • Pinckney's Treaty, also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo or the Treaty of Madrid, was signed on October 27, 1795, and established formal intentions of amity between the United States and Spain.
    • Among other things, the treaty ended the first phase of the West Florida Controversy, a dispute between the two nations over the boundaries of the Spanish colony of West Florida.
    • The Spanish acquired Florida and the southern coast along the Gulf of Mexico in the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
    • Analyze the political circumstances leading up to and following the signing of the Pinckney's Treaty

  • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

  • Across the Atlantic: France and Britain

    • The Treaty of Alliance was a defense treaty formed in the American Revolution that promised French support to the United States.
    • The Treaty of Alliance was, in effect, an insurance policy for France that guaranteed the support of the United States if Britain broke the current peace they had with the French, "either by direct hostilities, or by (hindering) her commerce and navigation," as a result of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce.
    • The treaty outlined the terms and conditions of this military alliance and established requirements for the signing of future peace treaties to end hostilities with the British.
    • The Jay Treaty (also known as Jay's Treaty, The British Treaty, and the Treaty of London of 1794), was officially known as the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, Between His Britannic Majesty and The United States of America.
    • Summarize the circumstances surrounding the signing of the treaty of alliance between France and the United States

  • The Fight for the Treaty

    • The key point of disagreement was whether the League of Nations, one of the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, would diminish the power of Congress to declare war.
    • One block of Democrats strongly supported the Treaty of Versailles.
    • Finally, a bipartisan group of 13 "irreconcilables" opposed a treaty in any form.
    • The Treaty of Versailles was never ratified by the U.S.
    • Discuss Wilson's attempts to rally the nation in support of the Treaty of Versailles.

  • The Treaty of Paris

    • The 10 articles of the Treaty of Paris are as follows.
    • Ratification of the treaty within six months of signing by contracting parties.
    • The treaty with France primarily focused on exchanges of captured territory, but also reinforced earlier treaties guaranteeing French fishing rights off the coast of Newfoundland.
    • Several of the articles of the Treaty of Paris were violated by all sides in the chaotic aftermath of the war.
    • Spain used its control of Florida to block American access to the Mississippi in defiance of Article 8 of the Treaty of Paris.

  • The Treaty of Paris (1763)

    • The Treaty of Paris of 1763 between Great Britain, France, and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, formally ended the Seven Years' War and marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe.
    • The Treaty of Paris, also known as the Treaty of 1763, was signed on February 10, 1763 by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France, and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, after Great Britain's victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years' War.
    • The treaty did not involve Prussia and Austria as they signed a separate agreement, the Treaty of Hubertusburg, five days later.
    • Together with the Treaty of Paris, it marked the end of the Seven Years' War.
    • Identify some of the provisions of the Treaty of Paris (1763)