Treaty of Fort Stanwix — For the 1784 treaty, see Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784). Treaty of Fort Stanwix A portion of the 1768 Fort Stanwix Treaty line, showing the boundary in New York Type Land boundaries Signed 5 November 1768 Location Rome … Wikipedia
Timeline of Cherokee removal — A timeline of events leading up to and extending away from the Treaty of New Echota from the time of first contact to the treaty of reunion after the American Civil War.1540 – Members of DeSoto’s party become the first Europeans to encounter the… … Wikipedia
Cherokee treaties — The Cherokee have participated in over forty treaties in the past three hundred years. Contents 1 Pre American Revolution 2 Pre U.S. Constitution 3 Post U.S. Constitution 4 References … Wikipedia
Fort Stanwix, Treaties of — (1768, 1784) Agreements by which the Iroquois Confederacy ceded land in what is now western Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, and New York, opening vast tracts to white exploration and settlement. In 1768 about 3,400 Iroquois gathered at… … Universalium
History of West Virginia — Trans Allegheny at Hawks Nest, New River Valley West Virginia is one of two American states formed during the American Civil War (1861–1865), along with Nevada, and is the only state to form by seceding from a Confederate state. It was originally … Wikipedia
Thomas Walker (explorer) — Dr. Thomas Walker (January 15, 1715 – November 9, 1794) was a physician and explorer from Virginia who led an expedition to what is now the region beyond the Allegheny Mountains area of British North America in the mid 18th century. He was… … Wikipedia
Overmountain Men — The Overmountain Man statue by Jon Mark Estep at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park in Elizabethton, Tennessee The Overmountain Men were American frontiersmen from west of the Appalachian Mountains who took part in the American Revolutionary War … Wikipedia
Second War of Scottish Independence — The Second War of Scottish Independence began properly in 1333 when Edward III of England overturned the 1328 Treaty of Northampton, under which England recognised the legitimacy of the dynasty established by Robert Bruce. Edward was determined… … Wikipedia
Inverness — This article is about the city in Scotland. For other uses, see Inverness (disambiguation). Coordinates: / 72745) 57°28′18″N 4°13′31″W / 57.4717°N 4.2254°W … Wikipedia
Lord of the Isles — The designation Lord of the Isles ( gd. Triath nan Eilean or Rí Innse Gall), now a Scottish title of nobility, emerged from a series of hybrid Viking/Gaelic rulers of the west coast and islands of Scotland in the Middle Ages, who wielded sea… … Wikipedia
