Treaty of Fort McIntosh

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
treaty
appliesToTerritorialEntity Northwest Territory
category 1785 in the United States
History of Ohio
Northwest Indian War
surface form: Northwest Indian War prelude

Treaties between the United States and Native Americans
conflictContext United States–Native American treaties
surface form: United States–Native American relations in the Northwest Territory
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defines boundary lines between U.S. and Native American lands in the Ohio Country
followedBy Northwest Indian War
Treaty of Fort Harmar
follows American Revolutionary War
Treaty of Fort McIntosh self-linksurface differs
surface form: Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784)
grants annuity payments to certain Native American groups
hasEffect ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio Country to U.S. control
helped set the stage for the Northwest Indian War
increased tensions between the United States and Native American nations
restricted Native American land claims in the Ohio Country
historicalPeriod post–American Revolutionary War era
imposes relocation of some Native American groups westward
language English
legalStatus ratified by the United States Congress of the Confederation
location Beaver, Pennsylvania
Fort McIntosh
Pennsylvania
United States of America
surface form: United States
mainSubject Ohio Country
land cession
negotiatedBy United States federal officials
surface form: United States commissioners
partOf United States expansion into the Northwest Territory
region Great Lakes region
Ohio Country
signatory Chippewa
Province of Delaware
surface form: Delaware

Native American nations
Ottawa
United States of America
surface form: United States

Wyandot
signingDate 1785-01-21
year 1785

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Northwest Indian War treaty Treaty of Fort McIntosh
Treaty of Fort Harmar follows Treaty of Fort McIntosh
Treaty of Fort McIntosh follows Treaty of Fort McIntosh self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784)
Fort McIntosh significantEvent Treaty of Fort McIntosh
Fort McIntosh treatySignedHere Treaty of Fort McIntosh
this entity surface form: Treaty of Fort McIntosh (1785)
Beaver, Pennsylvania servedAsSiteOf Treaty of Fort McIntosh