Covenant Chain

E228300

diplomatic alliance political relationship treaty system

The Covenant Chain was a series of diplomatic alliances and agreements in the 17th and 18th centuries that bound the Iroquois (including the Mohawk) and the British colonies in mutual peace, trade, and military cooperation.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Covenant Chain canonical	2
Covenant Chain wampum belt	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diplomatic alliance ⓘ political relationship ⓘ treaty system ⓘ
appliesToPeriod	17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ
hasConcept	polishing the chain ⓘ renewal of alliance ⓘ
hasCulturalContext	Anglo–Iroquois relations ⓘ Indigenous diplomacy ⓘ colonial American history ⓘ
hasDiplomaticForm	council meetings ⓘ gift exchange ⓘ speech-making ⓘ
hasEffect	facilitated British–Iroquois trade ⓘ influenced later British–Indigenous treaties ⓘ provided framework for military alliances ⓘ strengthened British position against New France ⓘ
hasKeyGroup	Cayuga ⓘ Mohawk as primary intermediaries ⓘ Oneida territory in New York ⓘ surface form: Oneida Onondaga ⓘ Seneca ⓘ Tuscarora ⓘ
hasLanguageUsed	wampum belts ⓘ wampum diplomacy ⓘ
hasLocation	Great Lakes region ⓘ Iroquoia ⓘ surface form: Iroquois homelands New York Colony ⓘ surface form: New York colony Northeastern North America ⓘ
hasNorm	mutual assistance in war ⓘ mutual non-aggression ⓘ mutual recognition of sovereignty ⓘ
hasParticipant	British Empire ⓘ British America ⓘ surface form: British colonies in North America British Crown ⓘ surface form: English Crown Haudenosaunee ⓘ Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ Mohawk ⓘ Province of New York ⓘ colonial governors of New York ⓘ
hasPurpose	diplomatic mediation ⓘ military cooperation ⓘ peace ⓘ trade ⓘ
relatedToEvent	Beaver Wars ⓘ French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ surface form: French and Indian War King William's War ⓘ Queen Anne's War ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ
startTime	late 17th century ⓘ
symbolizedBy	metal chain metaphor ⓘ silver chain ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mohawk people → treaty → Covenant Chain ⓘ

Treaty of Niagara (1764) → symbolizedBy → Covenant Chain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Covenant Chain wampum belt

Treaty of Niagara (1764) → relatedTo → Covenant Chain ⓘ