Treaty of Canandaigua
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The Treaty of Canandaigua is a 1794 agreement between the United States and the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy that affirmed peace, recognized Haudenosaunee land rights, and established an enduring government-to-government relationship.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Canandaigua canonical | 11 |
| 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua | 1 |
| Canandaigua Treaty of 1794 | 1 |
| Treaty of Canandaigua (1794) | 1 |
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Target entity: Treaty of Canandaigua Context triple: [United States–Native American treaties, hasPart, Treaty of Canandaigua]
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Treaty of Fort Meigs
The Treaty of Fort Meigs was an 1817 agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes, including the Shawnee, that ceded large tracts of Indigenous land in the Northwest Territory to the U.S. government.
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Treaty of Fort Harmar
The Treaty of Fort Harmar was a 1789 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations of the Northwest Territory that attempted, unsuccessfully, to reaffirm earlier land cessions and ease frontier tensions during the Northwest Indian War.
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Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784)
The Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784) was an early post–American Revolution agreement in which the United States compelled the Iroquois Confederacy to cede vast tracts of land in the Ohio Country and beyond, reshaping territorial control in the Northeast and Midwest.
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Treaty of Fort McIntosh
The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a 1785 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio Country to U.S. control, helping set the stage for further conflict in the Northwest Indian War.
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Treaty of Payne’s Landing
The Treaty of Payne’s Landing was an 1832 agreement between the United States and some Seminole leaders that controversially required the Seminoles to relocate from Florida to Indian Territory, helping spark the Second Seminole War.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Treaty of Canandaigua Target entity description: The Treaty of Canandaigua is a 1794 agreement between the United States and the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy that affirmed peace, recognized Haudenosaunee land rights, and established an enduring government-to-government relationship.
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A.
Treaty of Fort Meigs
The Treaty of Fort Meigs was an 1817 agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes, including the Shawnee, that ceded large tracts of Indigenous land in the Northwest Territory to the U.S. government.
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B.
Treaty of Fort Harmar
The Treaty of Fort Harmar was a 1789 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations of the Northwest Territory that attempted, unsuccessfully, to reaffirm earlier land cessions and ease frontier tensions during the Northwest Indian War.
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C.
Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784)
The Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784) was an early post–American Revolution agreement in which the United States compelled the Iroquois Confederacy to cede vast tracts of land in the Ohio Country and beyond, reshaping territorial control in the Northeast and Midwest.
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D.
Treaty of Fort McIntosh
The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a 1785 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio Country to U.S. control, helping set the stage for further conflict in the Northwest Indian War.
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E.
Treaty of Payne’s Landing
The Treaty of Payne’s Landing was an 1832 agreement between the United States and some Seminole leaders that controversially required the Seminoles to relocate from Florida to Indian Territory, helping spark the Second Seminole War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States–Native American treaty
ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| affects | federal Indian law in the United States ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Canandaigua Treaty of 1794
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Canandaigua
Pickering Treaty ⓘ |
| archivedAt |
United States National Archives
ⓘ
linked to:
National Archives and Records Administration
|
| commemoratedBy | annual Canandaigua Treaty Day observance ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Canandaigua, New York ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy
ⓘ
linked to:
Iroquois Confederacy
United States of America ⓘ |
| creates | enduring nation-to-nation relationship between the United States and the Haudenosaunee ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceFor |
Haudenosaunee peoples
ⓘ
linked to:
Haudenosaunee
United States–Indigenous diplomatic history ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Native American relations
|
| documentType | bilateral treaty ⓘ |
| establishes | peace between the United States and the Six Nations ⓘ |
| guarantees | perpetual annuity payments to the Six Nations ⓘ |
| hasOngoingObligations | United States annuity payments to the Six Nations ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | New York State ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | still recognized as valid by the United States ⓘ |
| principalUSNegotiator | Timothy Pickering ⓘ |
| providesFor | annual distribution of cloth to the Six Nations ⓘ |
| purpose |
to affirm peace between the United States and the Six Nations
ⓘ
to establish a government-to-government relationship ⓘ to recognize Haudenosaunee land rights ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy | United States Senate ⓘ |
| ratifiedIn | 1795 ⓘ |
| recognizes |
Haudenosaunee sovereignty over certain lands
ⓘ
land rights of the Six Nations in New York State ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Northwest Indian War ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| setsPrecedentFor | later United States–Native American treaties ⓘ |
| signatory |
Cayuga Nation
ⓘ
linked to:
Cayuga nation
Haudenosaunee Confederacy ⓘ
linked to:
Iroquois Confederacy
Mohawk Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Mohawk people
Oneida Indian Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Oneida nation
Onondaga Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Onondaga nation
Seneca Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Seneca nation
Tuscarora Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Tuscarora Nation of New York
|
| signedAt | Canandaigua, New York ⓘ |
| signedBy | George Washington ⓘ |
| signedIn | 1794 ⓘ |
| signedOn | 1794-11-11 ⓘ |
| subject |
land boundaries of the Six Nations
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non-interference by the United States in internal Six Nations affairs ⓘ peaceful coexistence and friendship ⓘ |
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