Treaty of the Wabash

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The Treaty of the Wabash was a series of 19th-century agreements in which the Miami and other Native American tribes ceded large portions of their lands in the Old Northwest to the United States government.

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instanceOf land cession agreement
treaty
appliesToTerritory Illinois NERFINISHED
Indiana NERFINISHED
Michigan NERFINISHED
Ohio NERFINISHED
Old Northwest NERFINISHED
Wabash River valley NERFINISHED
category 19th-century treaties of the United States
Treaties between the United States and Native American tribes
country United States of America
surface form: United States
effectOn sovereignty of Native American tribes in the Old Northwest
territorial expansion of the United States in the Midwest
hasPart Treaty of the Wabash (1826) NERFINISHED
Treaty of the Wabash (1834) NERFINISHED
Treaty of the Wabash (1838) NERFINISHED
Treaty of the Wabash (1840) NERFINISHED
Treaty of the Wabash (1846) NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Northwest Territory NERFINISHED
implementedBy United States Congress NERFINISHED
United States Department of War NERFINISHED
language English
Miami language
legalArea federal Indian law
legalStatus ratified treaty of the United States
negotiatedBy Miami tribal leaders
representatives of the United States government
purpose extinguishment of Native American title
land cession
relatedTo Indian removal policy of the United States
Northwest Indian land cessions
Treaty of Greenville NERFINISHED
result cession of large portions of Native American lands to the United States
expansion of United States settlement in the Old Northwest
signatory Kickapoo tribe NERFINISHED
Miami tribe NERFINISHED
Potawatomi tribe NERFINISHED
United States government NERFINISHED
Wea tribe NERFINISHED
subjectHasRole Miami and other tribes as ceding parties
United States as acquiring power NERFINISHED
timePeriod 19th century

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Miami signedTreaty Treaty of the Wabash