nov 11, 1794 - Treaty of Canandaigua

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The Treaty of Canandaigua, signed in 1794 between the United States and the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, was established to secure peace and demarcate land boundaries following the tumult of the American Revolutionary War. The treaty recognized the sovereignty of the Iroquois lands in what is now upstate New York, and the U.S. agreed to annual payments to the Iroquois, affirming ongoing diplomatic relations and commitments.

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