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Community
University of Cincinnati
Category
Sovereignty, Our Journey, Education, Religion
Summary
Treaty regarding Wyandot Removal from Michigan and Ohio to lands west of the Mississippi no later than April 1, 1844.
Community
University of Cincinnati
Category
Sovereignty
Summary
A treaty ceding 4.6 million acres in northwestern Ohio, northeastern Indiana, and southern Michigan. The treaty reserved 12 acres near Upper Sandusky, Ohio, for the Wyandot. Also called the Treaty of Maumee Rapids, or the Treaty of Fort Meigs.
Community
University of Cincinnati
Category
Sovereignty, Our Journey, Religion
Summary
This termination treaty stripped the Wyandot of their nationhood, made them full citizens of the United States, and released the United States from all previous treaties and responsibilities to the Wyandot.