Treaty of Chicago (1833)

When

26 Sep 1833

Kind

Treaty

Coordinates

41.88° N, 87.63° W

Description

1833 treaty between the United States and representatives of the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi peoples, ratified 1835

U.S. agreement with the Chippewa, Odawa, and Potawatomi tribes

The 1833 Treaty of Chicago was an agreement between the United States government and the Chippewa, Odawa, and Potawatomi tribes. It required them to cede to the United States government their 5,000,000 acres (2,000,000 ha) of land in Illinois and the Michigan Territory to move west of the Mississippi River.

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