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Indian Treaties of the 1800s By Mrs. Sue Wallin. What is a Treaty? aaaa legal contract aaaa binding agreement between two groups of people mmmmade.

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Presentation on theme: "Indian Treaties of the 1800s By Mrs. Sue Wallin. What is a Treaty? aaaa legal contract aaaa binding agreement between two groups of people mmmmade."— Presentation transcript:

1 Indian Treaties of the 1800s By Mrs. Sue Wallin

2 What is a Treaty? aaaa legal contract aaaa binding agreement between two groups of people mmmmade when the U.S. was being settled mmmmost signed in early and mid 1800’s

3 Treaty of 1825 hhhheld in September at Prairie du Chien 1111st of grand intertribal treaties ddddefined Indian land and boundaries hhhhelped stop wars between Indian tribes llllaid groundwork for future land cessions

4 Indian Tribes in the Wisconsin, 1825 & TOday 1825 Today

5 Treaty of 1837 kkkknown as the Pine Tree Treaty hhhheld at St. Peter’s Agency in Minnesota 1111st of several treaties that sold land areas pppprovided government legal access to the land for lumbering ssssecured hunting and fishing rights

6 Treaty of 1842 kkkknown as the Copper Treaty hhhheld in La Pointe on Madeline Island pppprovided government legal access to the land along Lake Superior for mining copper ssssecured hunting and fishing rights

7 Land Cessions in 1837 and 1842 Treaties Land Cessions Map


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