Treaty of Hubertusburg

(noun)

The Treaty of Hubertusburg was signed on February 15, 1763 at Hubertusburg by Prussia, Austria, and Saxony. Together with the Treaty of Paris, it marked the end of the French and Indian War and of the Seven Years War.

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  • The War and Its Consequences

    • However, the war did not officially end until the signing of the Treaty of Paris on February 10, 1763.
    • The European theatre of the war was settled by the Treaty of Hubertusburg on February 15, 1763.
    • As a result, the boundary line was adjusted in a series of treaties with American Indians.
    • The Treaty of Fort Stanwix and the Treaty of Hard Labor, both signed 1768, and the Treaty of Lochaber of 1770, opened much of what is now West Virginia and Kentucky to British settlement.
    • An image of the 1763 peace settlement reached at the Treaty of Hubertusburg ending the Seven Years' War in central Europe.

  • A World War

    • The Seven Years War was a global military war involved most of the great global powers of the time, which affected European colonies.
    • Having received reports of the clashes in North America and having secured the support of Great Britain with an Anglo-Prussian alliance, Frederick II crossed the border of Saxony, one of the small German states in league with Austria.
    • In 1763 a peace settlement was reached at the Treaty of Hubertusburg ending the war in central Europe.
    • The Anglo-French hostilities were ended in 1763 by the Treaty of Paris, which involved a complex series of land exchanges, the most important being France's cession to Spain of Louisiana, and to Great Britain the rest of New France except for the islands of St.
    • 1763 peace settlement reached at the Treaty of Hubertusburg ending the war in central Europe.

  • The Peace of Paris

    • The Treaty marked British victory over France and Spain and the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe.
    • The treaty did not involve either Prussia or Austria, who signed a separate agreement known as the Treaty of Hubertusburg.
    • In the treaty, most of these territories were restored to their original owners.
    • The Treaty of Paris took no consideration of Great Britain's battered continental ally, Frederick II of Prussia.
    • Frederick would have to negotiate peace terms separately, in the Treaty of Hubertusburg.

  • The French and Indian War

    • The war began to turn in favor of the British in 1758, due in large part to the efforts of William Pitt, a very popular member of Parliament.
    • In 1758, the Iroquois, Delaware, and Shawnee signed the Treaty of Easton, aligning themselves with the British in return for some contested land around Pennsylvania and Virginia.
    • The war in North America officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on February 10, 1763, and war in the European theatre of the Seven Years' War was settled by the Treaty of Hubertusburg on February 15, 1763.
    • Following the peace treaty, King George III issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763 outlining the division and administration of the newly conquered territory.
    • The change of control in Florida also prompted most of its Spanish Catholic population to leave.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Treaty of Paris

    • The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War following British victory over France and Spain.
    • The Treaty was made possible by the British victory over France and Spain, and marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe.
    • The Treaty of Paris is frequently noted as the point at which France gave Louisiana to Spain.
    • The Treaty of Paris was to give Britain the east side of the Mississippi.
    • The Treaty marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe.