The Treaty of Fort Stanwix 1784
Although the 1783 Treaty of Paris formally concluded the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain, it failed to create peace terms for the Native American nations involved in the conflict. To resolve this, federal negotiators Arthur Lee and Richard Butler convened at Fort Stanwix in 1784. Determined to assert federal authority, they bypassed New York Governor George Clinton’s independent attempts at private land deals, as they saw British-aligned nations, like the Mohawk and Cayuga, as defeated adversaries.
On October 22, 1784, the signing of the Treaty of Fort Stanwix officially ended the war between the United States and the Six Nations. The Revolutionary War had upended life throughout upstate New York, sparing no one from its brutality. Yet, while this treaty established a nominal peace, its implementation was immediately undermined by American hunger for land and wealth, the assertion of states' rights, and promises not kept. Today, the 1784 Treaty of Fort Stanwix remains a living document; its controversial legacy continues to guide and challenge us just as it did over two hundred years ago.
Product Details
- 6” x 9”; perfect bound; 162 pages
- Produced for Fort Stanwix National Monument in Rome, New York
- Written by Henry S. Manley featuring the essay “The American Strategy and French Role in the Fort Stanwix Treaty of 1784” by William C. Ball
- Printed in USA, published by Eastern National