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The treaty acquired about 2/3 of the future state of Ohio, leaving only the northwestern portion of Ohio Country for the Indians. Northwestern Indian lands were subsequently reduced by the Treaty of Fort Industry 1805 which moved the eastern boundary of Indian lands west to coincide with the western boundary of the Firelands, part of the ...
1805 Cary map of the Great Lakes and Western Territory (Kentucky, Virginia, Ohio, etc.) Integration of the Northwest Territory into a political unit, and settlement, depended on three factors: relinquishment by the British, extinguishment of states' claims west of the Appalachians, and usurpation or purchase of lands from the Native Americans.
Poor geographical understanding of the Great Lakes helped produce conflicting state and federal legislation between 1787 and 1805, and varying interpretations of the laws led the governments of Ohio and Michigan to both claim jurisdiction over a 468-square-mile (1,210 km 2) region along their border.
Early in the American Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress signed the Treaty of Fort Pitt with the Lenape people, which should have guaranteed that all Native lands of Ohio, excepting the Western Reserve, would become a state explicitly under control of the Native peoples who inhabited it in return for their supporting the patriot cause ...
Treaty of Washington (1824), two Indian nation treaties, between the U.S. and the Sac (Sauk) and Meskwaki (Fox) (7 Stat. 229), and the Iowa (7 Stat. 231) Treaty of Washington (1826), between the U.S. and the Creek National Council led by Opothleyahola; Treaty of Washington (1828), between the U.S. and the Cherokee, Arkansas Territory
A local government was set up encompassing parts of the territories of Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah, and Washington, with the name of Jefferson Territory. [ aj ] While never recognized by the federal government, it generally held control over the area until Colorado Territory was established, which adopted most of its laws.
The Ohio River Valley area follows the Ohio River and extends through the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. During the French and Indian War, this area was claimed territory by France, England, and a large confederation of Native Tribes known as the Iroquois ...
Treaty of Tellico, 25 October 1805 Ceded land, including that for the Federal Road through the Cherokee Nation. Treaty of Tellico, 27 October 1805 Ceded land for the state assembly of Tennessee, whose capital was then in East Tennessee, to meet upon. Treaty of Washington, 7 January 1806 Ceded land. Treaty of Fort Jackson, 9 August 1814