Indian Treaties of Indian Treaties of the 1800sthe 1800s
By Mrs. Sue WallinBy Mrs. Sue Wallin
What is a Treaty?What is a Treaty? a legal contracta legal contract
a binding agreement between two a binding agreement between two groups of peoplegroups of people
made when the U.S. was being settledmade when the U.S. was being settled
most signed in early and mid 1800’smost signed in early and mid 1800’s
Treaty of 1825Treaty of 1825 held in September at Prairie du Chienheld in September at Prairie du Chien
11stst of grand intertribal treaties of grand intertribal treaties
defined Indian land and boundaries defined Indian land and boundaries
helped stop wars between Indian tribeshelped stop wars between Indian tribes
laid groundwork for future land cessionslaid groundwork for future land cessions
Prairie du Chien 1825Prairie du Chien 1825
Indian Tribes in the Indian Tribes in the Wisconsin, 1825Wisconsin, 1825
Treaty of 1837Treaty of 1837 known as the Pine Tree Treatyknown as the Pine Tree Treaty
held at St. Peter’s Agency in Minnesotaheld at St. Peter’s Agency in Minnesota
11stst of several treaties that sold land areas of several treaties that sold land areas
provided government legal access to the provided government legal access to the land for lumberingland for lumbering
secured hunting and fishing rightssecured hunting and fishing rights
Treaty of 1842Treaty of 1842 known as the Copper Treatyknown as the Copper Treaty
held inheld in La Pointe on Madeline IslandLa Pointe on Madeline Island
provided governmentprovided government legal access to legal access to the land along Lake Superior for mining the land along Lake Superior for mining coppercopper
secured hunting and fishing rightssecured hunting and fishing rights
Land Cessions in 1837 Land Cessions in 1837 and 1842 Treatiesand 1842 Treaties
Present Day Indian Present Day Indian Reservations in WisconsinReservations in Wisconsin
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