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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 Ottawa, etc., 1816

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The Treaty with the Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi of 1816 was signed on August 24, 1816 between these tribes and the United States. It settled a land dispute stemming from an 1804 treaty with the Sauk and Fox by having the tribes cede disputed lands to the U.S. In return, the U.S. agreed to pay them annual goods for 12 years. The treaty established boundaries for the land cession and hunting rights for the tribes within it. It aimed to resolve the contested land claims through negotiated 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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