Treaty of Grouseland (1805)
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The Treaty of Grouseland (1805) was an early 19th-century agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that ceded large tracts of land in the Indiana and Illinois territories, paving the way for further American expansion in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Grouseland (1805) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty ⓘ |
| aim |
reduce frontier conflict between settlers and Native Americans
ⓘ
secure clear title to Native American lands for the United States ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Illinois Territory
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ⓘ
Indiana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Territory (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext | tensions between U.S. settlers and Native Americans in the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1805 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | United States federal treaty records ⓘ |
| effect |
cession of Native American land to the United States
ⓘ
opened land for American settlement in Illinois country ⓘ opened land for American settlement in Indiana Territory ⓘ reduced Native American control over lands in the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Harrison treaties in Indiana Territory ⓘ |
| follows |
Treaty of Fort Wayne (1803)
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ⓘ
earlier U.S.–Native American treaties in the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Old Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to dispossession of Native American tribes in the region
ⓘ
paved the way for further American expansion in Indiana and Illinois ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ratified treaty ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
U.S. westward expansion
ⓘ
United States–Native American relations NERFINISHED ⓘ land cession ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | William Henry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States expansion into the Old Northwest
ⓘ
series of Harrison land treaties ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier land purchases from Native Americans in the Ohio Valley ⓘ |
| signatory |
Delaware tribe
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Eel River tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Kickapoo tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Miami tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Piankashaw tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Potawatomi tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawnee tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Wea tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingLocation |
Grouseland (William Henry Harrison’s residence)
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ⓘ
Vincennes, Indiana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | early 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
boundary definition between U.S. settlers and Native American lands
ⓘ
compensation to Native American tribes ⓘ |
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