Strategic Alliances and Trail of Broken Treaties 1700-1799

1790

Congress prohibits land seizure and restricts trade

Congress passes the Indian Trade and Intercourse Act, establishing federal oversight of Indian land and trade. The law restricts access to Native lands to federal agents and licensed Indian traders. It restricts trade between White traders and American Indians. It also introduces federal policies regarding the prosecution of non-Indians who commit crimes in Indian Country.

Settler Colonial Policy