Events tagged with "st.louis"

Historical Events tagged with "st.louis"

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Politics & Government

Treaty of St. Louis Proclaimed

December 30th, 1816 208 years ago

The Treaty of St. Louis established peace between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi tribes. It aimed to secure land cessions from the tribes for American settlement while offering them goods and assurances regarding their rights. The treaty was important for expanding U.S. territories into the Midwest, specifically within the present-day state of Michigan.