Treaty of Sycamore Shoals
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The Treaty of Sycamore Shoals, signed in 1775, involved the Overhill Cherokee selling a vast tract of land in central Kentucky. This agreement, made with the Transylvania Land Company, was technically against British law but served as the basis for white settlement in the area. The Cherokee, threatened by colonial expansion into their hunting grounds, supported the British Crown during the American Revolution. Despite their efforts, including attacks on U.S.-held forts, the Cherokee were ultimately defeated, leading to significant land cessions in subsequent treaties such as the Treaty of DeWitt's Corner and the Treaty of Long Island of Holston.1
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CherokeeDealings with the early United States…Cherokee were persuaded at the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals to sell an enormous tract of land in central Kentucky to the privately owned Transylvania Land Company. Although land sales to private companies violated British law, the treaty nevertheless became the basis for the colonial settlement of that area. As the…
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…Cherokee were persuaded at the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals to sell an enormous tract of land in central Kentucky. Although this agreement with the Transylvania Land Company violated British law, it nevertheless became the basis for the white takeover of that area. Threatened by colonial encroachment upon their hunting grounds,…
Read More…Cherokee were persuaded at the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals to sell an enormous tract of land in central Kentucky. Although this agreement with the Transylvania Land Company violated British law, it nevertheless became the basis for the white takeover of that area. Threatened by colonial encroachment upon their hunting grounds,…
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