Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778)

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United States–Native American treaty historical document treaty

The Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778) was the first formal treaty between the newly formed United States and a Native American nation, the Lenape (Delaware), aiming to secure military alliance and passage rights during the American Revolutionary War.

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Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Fort Pitt	1
Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778) canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States–Native American treaty ⓘ historical document ⓘ treaty ⓘ
affectedRegion	Lenape homelands in the Ohio Valley ⓘ Ohio Country ⓘ
archivedIn	National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ surface form: U.S. National Archives
authorizedBy	Continental Congress ⓘ
betweenParty	Delaware Nation ⓘ Lenape ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
containsProvision	Lenape warriors to join American forces against the British ⓘ mutual defense between the United States and Lenape ⓘ promise of possible future Lenape state ⓘ recognition of Lenape land rights ⓘ
context	Continental Congress Indian diplomacy ⓘ United States–Native American relations ⓘ
documentType	ratified treaty ⓘ
grantedByLenape	permission to build forts in Lenape territory ⓘ right of way for American troops ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Treaty of Fort Pitt ⓘ Treaty of Shackamaxon ⓘ surface form: Treaty with the Delawares
hasDate	1778 ⓘ
historicalSignificance	first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American nation ⓘ
includesIdea	potential admission of a Lenape state into the United States ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	binding agreement at time of signing ⓘ
negotiatedBy	American Indian agents ⓘ representatives of the Continental Congress ⓘ
negotiatedWith	Lenape ⓘ surface form: Lenape chiefs
obligationOfUnitedStates	to provide military assistance to Lenape ⓘ to provide supplies to Lenape allies ⓘ
partyLeaderLenape	Captain Pipe ⓘ John Kill Buck Jr. ⓘ White Eyes ⓘ
partyLeaderUnitedStates	Andrew Lewis ⓘ Thomas Lewis ⓘ
primaryPurpose	to secure a military alliance with the Lenape ⓘ to secure passage rights for U.S. troops through Lenape territory ⓘ
relatedConflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
relatedPeople	Continental Congress ⓘ surface form: Continental Congress Indian commissioners George Washington ⓘ
signedAt	Fort Pitt ⓘ
signedDuring	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
signedInPresentDay	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
signedOn	September 17, 1778 ⓘ
subsequentHistory	followed by further displacement of the Lenape ⓘ largely unfulfilled by the United States ⓘ

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

United States–Native American treaties → hasPart → Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778) ⓘ

Delaware people → treatyInvolvement → Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Fort Pitt