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Treaty of Greenville signed ending the Northwest Indian War

Delegates of the United States and leaders of several Native American tribes signed the Treaty of Greenville at Fort Greenville on August 3, 1795, formally ending major hostilities in the Northwest Territory.

Treaty of Greenville signed ending the Northwest Indian War

The treaty ceded large parts of present-day Ohio to the United States, opened the region to American settlement, and set a precedent for future U.S. treaties and policy toward Native American nations.

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