Land Cession

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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
Summary
A treaty regarding the sale of the Big Spring Reserve in Ohio.
Community
University of Cincinnati
Category
Sovereignty, Our Journey
Summary
TThe Wyandots living in Michigan Territory ceded land encompassing their settlements in the villages Brownstown and Maguagua. They relocated to an equivalent acreage south of the Huron River.
Community
University of Cincinnati
Category
Sovereignty
Summary
A treaty with the Wyandot, Chippewa, Ottawa, Potawatomi, and Shawnee negotiating for the right of way to construct roads and American settlements between Ohio and Michigan Territory. Also called the Treaty of Brownstown.
Community
University of Cincinnati
Category
Sovereignty
Summary
A treaty negotiating a land cession in southeast Michigan and northwest Ohio and establishing new reservation boundaries. The U.S. agreed to pay annuities and build six mills for the Wyandot nation. Also called the Treaty of Detroit.
Community
University of Cincinnati
Category
Sovereignty
Summary
This treaty ceded land in the Ohio Country. In exchange for an annuity, the Wyandot and other signatory nations agreed to relocate the eastern boundary of the Northwest Indian Territory 120 miles further west. Also called the Treaty of Fort Industry.
Community
University of Cincinnati
Category
Sovereignty
Summary
A treaty expanding Article IV of the Treaty of Fort Wayne (June 7, 1803) to include the Wyandot a land cession for "the establishment of houses of entertainment for the accommodation of travellers."