Fort Stanwix Treaty
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations
- Curriculum: American Revolutionary History (1776-1788), American Indian History
- Geographical Location: New York
- Date: October 22, 1784
Article abstract: Iroquois tribes cede lands to the United States and are forced to move westward.
The Treaty of Fort Stanwix, signed in 1784, was a product of the American Revolution that involved colonists and the Iroquois nations. Because several Iroquois tribes had fought alongside the British during the war, victorious Americans maintained that they had won lands occupied by “defeated” Iroquois. The Treaty of Fort Stanwix marked the beginning of negotiations with Native Americans that dealt with them as a conquered people rather than as equals. The...
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