Treaty of Tellico (1798)

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The Treaty of Tellico (1798) was an agreement between the United States and the Cherokee Nation that further ceded Cherokee lands in the Southeast as part of the early U.S. expansion into Native American territories.

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Treaty of Tellico (1798) canonical 1

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cherokee–United States treaty
treaty
aim formalize new boundaries between U.S. and Cherokee territories
secure additional land for the United States from the Cherokee Nation
appliesToJurisdiction Cherokee Nation NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
conflict United States–Cherokee land disputes NERFINISHED
continent North America
countrySignatory Cherokee Nation NERFINISHED
United States of America NERFINISHED
describedBySource Cherokee Nation historical accounts
United States historical records
ethnicGroupInvolved Cherokee people NERFINISHED
follows Treaty of Holston NERFINISHED
hasEffect adjustment of boundaries between the United States and the Cherokee Nation
cession of Cherokee lands in the Southeast
facilitation of U.S. settlement in former Cherokee lands
reduction of Cherokee territorial holdings
historicalPeriod early United States republic
post–American Revolutionary era
language English
legalForm bilateral treaty
locationSigned Tellico NERFINISHED
Tennessee NERFINISHED
mainSubject Cherokee–United States relations NERFINISHED
U.S. westward expansion
land cession
partOf United States expansion into Native American territories
United States–Cherokee treaty series NERFINISHED
treaties between the United States and Indigenous peoples of North America
pointInTime 1798
signatory United States federal government NERFINISHED
leaders of the Cherokee Nation
significantFor history of U.S. Indian policy
history of the American Southeast
history of the Cherokee Nation
startTime 1798

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Treaty of Holston (1791) followedBy Treaty of Tellico (1798)
subject surface form: Treaty of Holston