USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

BATTLE OF FALLEN TIMBERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the purpose of the meeting at Fort Greenville?
A
To fight a battle
B
To sign a peace treaty
C
To train for a battle
D
To meet the British leaders
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Indians believed that the Treaty of Greenville had guaranteed their remaining lands in the Old Northwest Territory and that the established boundary between the tribes and non-Indian settlement was secured.

Detailed explanation-3: -The said tribes of Indians, parties to this treaty, shall be at liberty to hunt within the territory and lands which they have now ceded to the United States, without hindrance or molestation, so long as they demean themselves peaceably, and offer no injury to the people of the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -The treaty was signed by President George Washington and ratified by the United States Senate on December 22, 1795.

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