MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
BATTLE OF FALLEN TIMBERS
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Treaty of Paris
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Declaration of Independence
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Treaty of the NW Territory
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Treaty of Greenville
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Detailed explanation-1: -Within months of Fallen Timbers, Britain made clear its intentions with the Jay Treaty (November 19, 1794), wherein it promised to evacuate its forts in the Northwest Territory . Beaten in battle and with no prospect of outside assistance, the confederation agreed to the terms set forth by the Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -The War of 1812 As a result of the Battle of Fallen Timbers, the Indians signed the Treaty of Greenville in 1795, which ceded strategic areas, including Detroit, and control of most of the river crossings in the Old Northwest Territory to the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -In response to these tensions, the 1795 Treaty of Greenville aimed to end the hostilities that had engulfed the Great Lakes. It was an imperfect agreement not agreed upon by all the tribes, but it ended violence at least temporarily, and established Indian lands.
Detailed explanation-4: -Under the Treaty of Greenville (1795), Native Americans ceded much of the present-day state of Ohio in return for cash and a promise of fair treatment in land dealings. Washington then sent Chief Justice John Jay (1745-1829) to London to seek a negotiated settlement with the British.
Detailed explanation-5: -On August 3, 1795, leaders of the Wyandot, Delaware, Shawnee, Ottawa, Miami, Eel River, Wea, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Piankashaw, and Kaskaskia nations formally signed the treaty.