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Treaty with the Sioux, etc., 1825

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This 1825 treaty was signed between the United States and several Native American tribes, including the Sioux, Chippewa, Winnebago, Ottawa, and Potawatomi. Its main purpose was to promote peace and establish boundaries between the Sioux and Chippewa tribes, who had been at war, as well as with other neighboring tribes like the Sac and Fox. It established lines dividing the land of the different tribes, with details on rivers, lakes and other geographic features marking the borders. The tribes acknowledged U.S. supremacy and disclaimed dependence on any other nation. The treaty also provided for future councils to be held with tribes like the Yancton Sioux and Ottoes to get their formal assent and deal with any unsettled land claims. Overall, through boundary lines and peace agreements between tribes, the treaty aimed to avoid wider Native wars over land.

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Treaty with the Sauk, 1815

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This treaty was signed at Portage des Sioux between the U.S. and Sac tribal leaders who had split off from their main tribes during the War of 1812. They assented to a prior 1804 treaty and promised to remain separate from the hostile Sacs of Rock River. The U.S. in turn recognized their friendly distinction and promised to soon grant them an equitable share of annuities. Overall, the treaty aimed to reward and encourage the loyalty of these break-off Sacs in order to ally with the U.S.

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Treaty with the Foxes, 1815

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The Treaty with the Fox of 1815 was signed on September 14, 1815 between the United States and the Fox tribe. Its purpose was to re-establish peace and friendship after hostilities during the War of 1812. The Fox agreed to deliver up all prisoners taken during the war. The treaty reaffirmed the Treaty of St. Louis of 1804 between the parties. It established perpetual peace and officially aligned the Fox tribe with the United States.

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Treaty with the Sauk, 1816

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The Treaty with the Sacs of 1816 was signed on May 13, 1816 between the U.S. and the Sacs of Rock River after hostilities during the War of 1812. It reaffirmed the Treaty of St. Louis of 1804 and placed the Sacs on the same footing as before the war, provided they return stolen property. If they failed to do so, they forfeited their share of annuities per the 1804 treaty. It aimed to restore peace and friendship through regulated trade and property return. The treaty formally aligned the Sacs with the U.S. in exchange for renewed annuities.

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Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes, 1824

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The Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes of 1824 was signed on August 4, 1824 between the U.S. and the Sauk and Fox tribes. Under this treaty, the Sauk and Fox ceded land between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers in Missouri to the U.S. In exchange, the U.S. agreed to pay them annuities for 10 years and provide a blacksmith, farming supplies and cattle. It established a small reservation for “half-breeds” of the tribes between the Des Moines and Mississippi Rivers. The treaty aimed to remove the tribes from Missouri through land cession in exchange for annuities.

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Treaty with the Iowa, etc., 1836

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The Treaty with the Iowa and Missouri Sac and Fox of 1836 was signed on September 17, 1836 between the U.S. and the Iowa tribe and Missouri Sac and Fox band. Under this treaty, the tribes ceded lands between Missouri and the Missouri River to the U.S. to be incorporated into Missouri. In return, the U.S. provided payment and designated a reservation south of the Missouri River for the tribes. The treaty aimed to acquire the land west of Missouri for American settlement in exchange for establishing a defined reservation for the tribes.

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