This depiction of the treaty negotiations may have been painted by one of Anthony Wayne's officers. Anthony Wayne (January 1 1745–December 15 1796 was a United States Army general and statesman

First page of the Treaty of Greenville.

The Treaty of Greenville was signed at Fort Greenville (now Greenville, Ohio), on August 3, 1795, between a coalition of Native Americans and the United States following the Native American loss at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Greenville is a city in Darke County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13294 at the 2000 census. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Battle of Fallen Timbers ( August 20, 1794) was the final battle of the Northwest Indian War, a struggle between American Indians and It put an end to the Northwest Indian War. The Northwest Indian War (1785&ndash1795 also known as Little Turtle's War and by various other names was a war fought between the United States and The United States was represented by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, who defeated the Native Americans at Fallen Timbers. Anthony Wayne (January 1 1745–December 15 1796 was a United States Army general and statesman In exchange for goods to the value of $20,000 (such as blankets, utensils, and domestic animals), the Native Americans turned over to the United States large parts of modern-day Ohio, the future site of Chicago, and the Fort Detroit area. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

Native American leaders who signed the treaty included members of these tribes:

• Wyandot
• Delaware (several bands)
• Shawnee
• Ottawa (several bands)
• Chippewa
• Potawatomi (several bands)
• Miami (several bands)
• Wea
• Kickapoo
• Kaskaskia

The treaty established what became known as the "Greenville Treaty Line," which was for several years a boundary between Native American territory and lands open to white settlers, although the treaty line was frequently disregarded by settlers as they continued to encroach on native lands guaranteed by the treaty. "Huron" redirects here For other uses see Huron (disambiguation. The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic The Shawnee, or Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are a people native to North America. The Ojibwa or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway) is the largest group of Native Americans - First Nations The Potawatomi (also spelled Pottawatomie and Pottawatomi, among many variations) are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi The Miami are a Native American tribe originally found in Indiana, southwest Michigan and Ohio, and now living also in Oklahoma The name 'Wea' is used today as the a shortened version of the many recorded names it is suggested and written that waayaahtanwa, is derived from waayaahtanonki, 'place The Kickapoos ( Kickapoo: Kiikaapoa or Kiikaapoi) are one of the Algonquian speaking Native American Tribes The Kaskaskia were one of the several Cognate tribes that made up the Illiniwek Confederation. The treaty line began at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River in present-day Cleveland and ran south along the river to the portage between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas River in what is now known as the Portage Lakes area between Akron and Canton. The Cuyahoga River (ˌkaɪəˈhɔgə or kuy-a-HO-ga) is located in Northeast Ohio in the United States. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Portage refers to the practice of carrying a Canoe or other Boat over land to avoid an obstacle on the water route (such as Rapids or a Waterfall The Tuscarawas River is a principal Tributary of the Muskingum River, 129 The Portage Lakes are named after an old Indian portage path which connected the Cuyahoga River flowing north to Lake Erie and the Tuscarawas Akron is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Summit County. Canton is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Stark County. The line continued down the Tuscarawas to Fort Laurens near present-day Bolivar. Overview The fort was built by General Lachlan McIntosh, in 1778 on the west bank of the Tuscarawas River, now in Tuscarawas County near the town Bolivar is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. From there, the line ran west-southwest to near present-day Fort Loramie on a branch of the Great Miami River. Fort Loramie is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States, along Loramie Creek. The Great Miami River (also called the Miami River) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately From there, the line ran west-northwest to Fort Recovery, on the Wabash River near the present-day boundary between Ohio and Indiana. Fort Recovery was a United States Army fort begun in late 1793 and completed in March 1794 under orders by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne The Wabash River is a long River in the eastern United States that flows southwest from northwest Ohio near St Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union From Fort Recovery, the line ran south-southwest to the Ohio River at a point opposite the mouth of the Kentucky River in present-day Carrollton, Kentucky. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. The Kentucky River is a tributary of the Ohio River, 259 mi (417 km long in the U Carrollton is a city in Carroll County, Kentucky, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers

See also

• List of treaties

External links

• Text of the Treaty