Treaty

Treaty of the Cedars

3 Sep 1836 · 43.61° N, 89.10° W

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3 Sep 1836
Kind
Treaty
Coordinates
43.61° N, 89.10° W
Description
1836 treaty between the Menominee and the United States

Treaty of the Cedars

1836 treaty between the Menominee and the United States

The Treaty of the Cedars was an 1836 agreement between the Menominee Indian nation and the United States in which the Menominee ceded to the United States about 4,000,000 acres (16,000 km2) of land for $700,000. The agreement opened that huge tract of forest to logging and White settlement.

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