Treaty of St. Louis (1804)

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The Treaty of St. Louis (1804) was an agreement in which Sauk and Meskwaki leaders, under disputed circumstances, ceded vast lands in Illinois and Missouri to the United States, later fueling tensions that led to the Black Hawk War.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf land cession agreement
treaty
alsoKnownAs 1804 Treaty of St. Louis
appliesToJurisdiction Illinois
Iowa
Mississippi River valley
Missouri
Wisconsin
causeOf Black Hawk War
conflict Sauk claim that negotiators lacked authority
U.S. claim that treaty was valid and binding
country United States of America
describedBySource United States Indian treaty records
enactedBy United States government
followedBy Treaty of St. Louis (1816)
Treaty of St. Louis (1824)
Treaty of St. Louis (1825)
Treaty of St. Louis (1826)
follows Northwest Indian War treaties
hasEffect dispossession of Meskwaki lands
dispossession of Sauk lands
increased tensions between Meskwaki and United States
increased tensions between Sauk and United States
opening of Illinois lands to U.S. settlement
opening of Missouri lands to U.S. settlement
language English
Meskwaki
Sauk
legalStatus disputed by Black Hawk and many Sauk
mainSubject Meskwaki land rights
Sauk land rights
United States westward expansion
land cession
partOf United States–Native American treaties
signatory Fox
Meskwaki
Sauk
United States of America
significantEvent cession of Sauk and Meskwaki lands east of the Mississippi River
promise of annuities to Sauk and Meskwaki
signingDate 1804-11-03
signingLocation Missouri Territory
St. Louis
timePeriod early 19th century
topic Black Hawk
Sauk village of Saukenuk
U.S. Indian policy

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Treaty of St. Louis (1804) ("1804 Treaty of St. Louis")
alsoKnownAs
Black Hawk War
cause
Treaty of St. Louis (1804) ("Treaty of St. Louis (1824)")
followedBy
Treaty of St. Louis (1816)
relatedTo
Sauk ("Treaty of 1804")
signedTreaty
Sauk people ("Treaty of 1804")
treatyInvolvement

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