Strategic Alliances and Trail of Broken Treaties 1700-1799
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1794-95
British rule in Hawai’i
British Captain George Vancouver sails to Hawai’i in 1793 where he presents the Union Flag...Read More
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1794
Russian missionaries come to Kodiak (Alaska)
The first Russian Orthodox missionaries arrive at Kodiak and begin trying to convert the Sugpiaq...Read More
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1795
Kingdom of Hawai’i is founded by Kamehameha I
By 1795, Hawaiian Islands and chieftains are brought into a single state as the Kingdom...Read More
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1795
Tribes attempt to set permanent
The Greenville Treaty of Peace is signed by 1,100 chiefs of the Western Confederated Tribes...Read More
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1796
Civilization campaign continues
George Washington initiates treaties and seeks audiences with tribal leaders, recommending they “settle down and...Read More
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1796
Russian Czar Paul I charters the Russian-American Company
The Czar grants the Russian-American Company (RAC) a charter with exclusive rights to the fur...Read More
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1797
President John Adams takes office
Adams harbors a “dread fear of the British unleashing Indian war parties on the frontiers”...Read More
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1797
Seneca are deceived into selling territory
They are deceived into selling all their territories in western New York and northwest Pennsylvania.
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1799
Russification campaign and creation of a Creole class
The Russian-American Company (RAC) is officially formed and serves as the vehicle for colonization, Christianization,...Read More
