Collapse of Treaty Relations
- When
- 1779–1782
- Where
- Philadelphia delegation visit; collapse spanning the frontier
- Part of
- Treaty of Fort Pitt
After a dissatisfied Lenape delegation visited Congress in 1779 without result, relations collapsed; the Lenape joined the British, and the 1782 Gnadenhutten massacre ended remaining goodwill.
A Lenape delegation visited Philadelphia in 1779 to explain its dissatisfaction to the Continental Congress, but nothing changed. Peaceful relations between the United States and the Lenape Nation collapsed, and the tribe soon joined the British in the war against the American revolutionaries. The Gnadenhutten massacre in 1782 destroyed the remaining goodwill between the parties.
Sources
- Treaty of Fort Pitt Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-23
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