Important Treaties in American History Flashcards

These are only 27 of the more important american treaties. The cards give the name of the treaties, what year they occured, and a brief summary of what they were.

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Treaty of Paris (1763)
Ended the French and Indian War between England and France
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Ended the American Revolution with England
Jay's Treaty (1794)
Britian agreed to leave the forts they occupied on the U.S. frontier
Pinckney's Treaty (1795)
Spain allowed Americans to travel freely along the Mississippi River and settled boundary disputes with the U.S. and Spain
Treaty of Greenville (1795)
Ended the Battle of Fallen Timbers;12 Indian tribes agreed to give up their land of present-day Ohio and Indiana to the U.S.
Louisiana Purchase (1803)
America acquired Louisiana territory from France; doubled the size of the U.S.
Treaty of Ghent (1814)
Ended the War of 1812 with England
Adams-Onis Treaty (1819)
Spain gave Florida to the United States
Oregon Treaty (1846)
Divided Oregon Country between the United States and Canada
Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo (1848)
Ended the war with Mexico; U.S. acquired the Mexican Cession
Treaty of Paris (1898)
Ended Spanish-American War; Cuban independence;U.S. acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philipines
Platt Amendment (1902)
Made Cuba a U.S. protectorate
Hay-Bunau-Varilla (1903)
Panama became independent; U.S. acquired control over canal zone, and can intervene in Panama
Treaty of Verailles (1918)
Ended WWI; German reparations and war-guilt clause; Leage of Nations created, but the U.S. does not sign on.
Potsdam Treaty (1945)
Ended WWII in Europe; carved up and disarmed Germany; eliminated Nazis; punished war criminals