Treaty of Greenville
- When
- 1795
- Where
- Fort Greenville, now Greenville, Ohio; Philadelphia, temporary United States federal capital
- Episodes
- 2
The Treaty of Greenville was signed at Fort Greenville on August 3, 1795, ending the Northwest Indian War. General Anthony Wayne led the United States delegation, and a coalition of Western Confederacy tribes signed. The treaty redefined boundaries between indigenous lands and United States settlement territory, following the Native American defeat at Fallen Timbers.
Episodes
- Signing of the Treaty of Greenville
The treaty was signed at Fort Greenville on August 3, 1795, ending the Northwest Indian War after the Native American loss at Fallen Timbers.
- Philadelphia Document Signing and Senate Ratification
After the Fort Greenville signing, the treaty document was signed by President Washington in Philadelphia and ratified by the United States Senate on December 22, 1795.
Background and detail
Background. Following the Native American defeat at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in August 1794, General Wayne employed scorched earth tactics and courted the favor of several key leaders within the Western Confederacy. The treaty followed this campaign and redefined the boundary between indigenous peoples' lands and territory for United States community settlement.
Terms and Signatories. The treaty was formally titled a treaty of peace between the United States and the tribes called the Wyandots, Delawares, Shawanees, Ottawas, Chippewas, Pattawatimas, Miamis, Eel Rivers, Weas, Kickapoos, Piankeshaws, and Kaskaskias. It limited Indian country to remaining lands of northwestern Ohio and began annual payments of goods, supplies, and food following land concessions.
Aftermath. After its signing at Fort Greenville, the treaty document was signed in Philadelphia by President George Washington and ratified by the United States Senate on December 22, 1795. The treaty closed the frontier in the Northwest Territory and became synonymous with the end of the American frontier in the eastern United States. Shawnee chief Tecumseh later criticized the peace chiefs, such as Little Turtle, for giving away land that they did not own.
People involved
- Anthony Wayne · United States Army general and leader of the American federal government delegation
- Western Confederacy · Coalition of Native American tribes party to the treaty
- George Washington · First President of the United States who signed the treaty document in Philadelphia during the ratification process
Sources
- Treaty of Greenville Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
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