Treaty of Greenville (1814) between the United States and Native American tribes
- When
- 1795
- Where
- Fort Greenville; Philadelphia
- Episodes
- 2
The supplied passages describe the Treaty of Greenville as a 1795 agreement between the United States and the Western Confederacy, signed at Fort Greenville in Ohio. The text explicitly dates this treaty to August 3, 1795, following the Battle of Fallen Timbers. No evidence in the provided sources supports a treaty signed in 1814; the only 1814-related content mentions the War of 1812 as an interruption to land purchases, not a specific treaty event.
Episodes
- Signing of the Treaty of Greenville
The Treaty of Greenville was signed at Fort Greenville, Ohio, on August 3, 1795, following the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
- Ratification in Philadelphia
The treaty was signed in Philadelphia by President George Washington and ratified by the Senate on December 22, 1795.
Background and detail
Background. The Treaty of Greenville was a 1795 agreement between the United States and indigenous nations of the Northwest Territory, including the Wyandot and Delaware peoples. It followed the Native American loss at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in August 1794. The parties included the Western Confederacy and the U.S. government represented by General Anthony Wayne.
Terms and Ratification. In exchange for goods valued at $20,000, tribes ceded large parts of modern-day Ohio. The treaty established an annuity system for land cessions east of the treaty line. It was signed in Philadelphia by President George Washington and ratified by the Senate on December 22, 1795, ending the Northwest Indian War.
Legacy and Boundary. The treaty line became the southwestern boundary of the Northwest Territory in 1800. Upon Ohio statehood in 1803, the boundary left a sliver of land called "The Gore" in Indiana. The treaty marked the end of the American frontier in the eastern United States and influenced future conflicts, including the War of 1812.
People involved
- Anthony Wayne · U.S. Army General and Treaty Signatory
- George Washington · U.S. President
- Little Turtle · Native American Leader
- Tarhe · Wyandot Chief
- Buckongahelas · Delaware Chief
- William Henry Harrison · Treaty Signatory
- William Clark · Treaty Signatory
- Meriwether Lewis · Treaty Signatory
Sources
- Treaty of Greenville Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
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