Treaty of Greenville
Ohio territory cession
The Treaty of Greenville was an agreement signed in 1795 between the United States and a confederation of Native American tribes following their defeat at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
The treaty ceded much of present-day Ohio and parts of Indiana to American settlement, establishing boundaries that would be repeatedly pushed westward.
The Treaty of Greenville opened the Northwest Territory to waves of settlers.
- Northwest TerritoryFormer British North American region
- Ohio River ValleyEastern watershed feeding the Mississippi
- signatoriesThose who signed officially
- chiefsTop-ranking leaders
- Great Lakes regionTerritory around five major inland seas
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