Treaty of Easton 1758
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The Treaty of Easton (1758) was a diplomatic agreement between British colonial officials and numerous Native American nations during the French and Indian War that helped secure Indigenous neutrality and reduce frontier conflict in the mid-Atlantic colonies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Easton 1758 canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
diplomatic agreement
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treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Treaty of Easton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century treaties
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Treaties involving indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ |
| conflictContext | French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1758-10-26 ⓘ |
| effect |
contributed to British campaigns against French forts
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helped secure Indigenous neutrality ⓘ reduced frontier raids in Pennsylvania and neighboring colonies ⓘ strengthened British strategic position in North America ⓘ |
| goal |
reduce frontier conflict in the mid-Atlantic colonies
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secure Native American neutrality ⓘ undermine French influence among Native American nations ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Province of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later British boundary policies with Native Americans ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | British North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Easton, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Conrad Weiser
NERFINISHED
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Governor William Denny of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir William Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obligationOfNativeParties |
to maintain peace with British colonists
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to withdraw support from the French ⓘ |
| partOf | French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Royal Proclamation of 1763 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promiseByBritish |
to halt new colonial settlements west of the Allegheny Mountains
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to recognize certain Native American land rights ⓘ to regulate trade with Native Americans more fairly ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-Iroquois diplomacy
NERFINISHED
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British colonial Indian policy ⓘ |
| signatory |
British colonial officials
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Lenape (Delaware) leaders NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawnee leaders ⓘ other Native American nations of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic region ⓘ representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ |
| signedDuringReignOf | George II of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedIn | Easton, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-18th century ⓘ |
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