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This is a list of treaties to which the United States has been a party or which have had direct relevance to U.S. history.


Pre-Revolutionary War treaties

Before the
United States Declaration of Independence The United States Declaration of Independence, formally The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen States of America, is the pronouncement and founding document adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at Pennsylvania State House ( ...
in 1776, the sovereign of the United Kingdom and the leaders of various North American colonies negotiated treaties that affected the territory of what would later become the United States. * 1638 - Treaty of Hartford (1638) * 1646 – Treaty of 1646 * 1677 – Treaty of 1677 * 1701 –
Nanfan Treaty Deed from the Five Nations to the King, of their Beaver Hunting Ground, more commonly known as the Nanfan Treaty, was an agreement made between the representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy with John Nanfan, the acting colonial governor of New ...
* 1722 –
Great Treaty of 1722 The Great Treaty of 1722 was a document signed in Albany, New York by leaders of the Five Nations of Iroquois, Province of New York, Colony of Virginia, and Province of Pennsylvania. Also known as the Treaty of Albany, it was made to create a boun ...
* 1726 –
Deed in Trust from Three of the Five Nations of Indians to the Chancellor In common law, a deed is any legal instrument in writing which passes, affirms or confirms an interest, right, or property and that is signed, attested, delivered, and in some jurisdictions, sealed. It is commonly associated with transferring ...
* 1744 – Treaty of Lancaster * 1752 – Treaty of Logstown * 1754 –
Treaty of Albany The Albany Congress (June 19 – July 11, 1754), also known as the Albany Convention of 1754, was a meeting of representatives sent by the legislatures of seven of the 13 British colonies in British America: Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, ...
* 1758 – Treaty of Easton * 1760 – Treaty of Pittsburgh * 1763 – Treaty of Paris * 1768 –
Treaty of Hard Labour In an effort to resolve concerns of settlers and land speculators following the western boundary established by the Royal Proclamation of 1763 by George III of the United Kingdom, King George III, it was desired to move the boundary farther west to ...
* 1768 –
Treaty of Fort Stanwix The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was a treaty signed between representatives from the Iroquois and Great Britain (accompanied by negotiators from New Jersey, Virginia and Pennsylvania) in 1768 at Fort Stanwix. It was negotiated between Sir William ...
* 1770 – Treaty of Lochaber * 1774 –
Treaty of Camp Charlotte Lord Dunmore's War—or Dunmore's War—was a 1774 conflict between the Colony of Virginia and the Shawnee and Mingo American Indian nations. The Governor of Virginia during the conflict was John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore—Lord Dunmore. H ...


U.S. international treaties

These are treaties that the United States has made with other sovereign international states. This is mostly to distinguish them from the next category. Under the treaty clause of the
United States Constitution The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, in 1789. Originally comprising seven articles, it delineates the natio ...
, treaties come into effect upon final ratification by the
President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...
, provided that a two-thirds majority of the
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and po ...
concurs.


1776–1799

* 1776 – Model Treaty passed by the
Continental Congress The Continental Congress was a series of legislative bodies, with some executive function, for thirteen of Britain's colonies in North America, and the newly declared United States just before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War. ...
becomes the template for its future international treaties *1776 – Treaty of Watertown – a military treaty between the newly formed United States and the St. John's and
Mi'kmaq The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Miꞌkmaw'' or ''Miꞌgmaw''; ; ) are a First Nations people of the Northeastern Woodlands, indigenous to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as the no ...
First Nations of
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...
, two peoples of the
Wabanaki Confederacy The Wabanaki Confederacy (''Wabenaki, Wobanaki'', translated to "People of the Dawn" or "Easterner") is a North American First Nations and Native American confederation of four principal Eastern Algonquian nations: the Miꞌkmaq, Maliseet ( ...
. * 1778 – Treaty of Alliance
American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
alliance with the
Kingdom of France The Kingdom of France ( fro, Reaume de France; frm, Royaulme de France; french: link=yes, Royaume de France) is the historiographical name or umbrella term given to various political entities of France in the medieval and early modern period. ...
* 1778 –
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States – France) Treaty of Amity and Commerce may refer to: * Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–France) (1778) * Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Dutch Republic), a 1782 United States treaty * Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–S ...
* 1782 – Treaty of Amity and Commerce – with
Dutch Republic The United Provinces of the Netherlands, also known as the (Seven) United Provinces, officially as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands ( Dutch: ''Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden''), and commonly referred to in historiograph ...
* 1783 –
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States – Sweden) Treaty of Amity and Commerce may refer to: * Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–France) (1778) * Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Dutch Republic), a 1782 United States treaty * Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–S ...
– with
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic countries, Nordic c ...
* 1783 – Second Treaty of Paris Ended the
American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
* 1785 – Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Prussia–United States) – with
Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an e ...
* 1786 – Moroccan–American Treaty of Friendship
Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to A ...
— first sovereign state to recognize the U.S in 1777, formalized in treaty signed in 1786; oldest unbroken U.S. treaty * – trade treaty with Spain (not ratified) * 1794 – Treaty of Canandaigua – AKA Pickering Treaty, negotiated by Pickering for
George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of ...
with Red Jacket, Cornplanter, Handsome Lake, and fifty other Iroquois leaders by which they were forced to cede much of their land to the United States. Britain had ceded all its claims to land in the colonies without consulting the Iroquois or other Native American allies. * 1794 – Jay Treaty AKA Treaty of London – attempts to settle post-Revolution disputes with
Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It ...
. Provided the
British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurkha ...
to evacuate the
Northwest Territory The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and formally known as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, was formed from unorganized western territory of the United States after the American Revolutionary War. Established in 1 ...
and to provide most favoured nation status between Britain and America in exchange for international arbitration of the U.S.-Canada border and wartime debts. Opposed by Jeffersonian Republicans. * 1795 – Treaty of Greenville – Ended the
Northwest Indian War The Northwest Indian War (1786–1795), also known by other names, was an armed conflict for control of the Northwest Territory fought between the United States and a united group of Native American nations known today as the Northwestern ...
and opened most of
Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...
to white settlement * 1795 – Treaty with Algeria * 1795 – Pinckney's Treaty AKA Treaty of Madrid, Treaty of San Lorenzo – defines boundaries of U.S. with Spanish colonies * 1796 – Treaty with Tripoli – tribute payments to Tripoli to protect Americans from seizure and ransom * 1797 – Treaty with Tunis – increases tribute payments to Tripoli


1800–1849

* 1800 –
Convention of 1800 (Treaty of Mortefontaine) The Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine, was signed on September 30, 1800, by the United States of America and France. The difference in name was due to Congressional sensitivity at entering into treaties, due to dispute ...
– Ends the Quasi War between France and the U.S. * 1803 –
Louisiana Purchase Treaty The Louisiana Purchase (french: Vente de la Louisiane, translation=Sale of Louisiana) was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or appr ...
– Acquire Louisiana Territory from the
French First Republic In the history of France, the First Republic (french: Première République), sometimes referred to in historiography as Revolutionary France, and officially the French Republic (french: République française), was founded on 21 September 1792 ...
. * 1805 – Treaty with Tripoli – Secured release of Americans being held in Tripoli, proclaimed peace and amity, and ended the First Barbary War. * 1814 – Treaty of Ghent – Ends the
War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It be ...
between the U.S. and Great Britain, returning the two countries to the ''
status quo ante bellum The term ''status quo ante bellum'' is a Latin phrase meaning "the situation as it existed before the war". The term was originally used in treaties to refer to the withdrawal of enemy troops and the restoration of prewar leadership. When use ...
''. * 1815 – Commercial treaty with Great Britain – Established free trade between the
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...
,
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
, and much of the
British Empire The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts e ...
(
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...
was among the areas excluded) * 1817 – Rush–Bagot Treaty – The United States and Great Britain agree to demilitarize the Great Lakes. * 1818 –
Treaty of 1818 The Convention respecting fisheries, boundary and the restoration of slaves, also known as the London Convention, Anglo-American Convention of 1818, Convention of 1818, or simply the Treaty of 1818, is an international treaty signed in 1818 betw ...
– resolved boundary issues between U.S. and Great Britain and demilitarized the border. * 1819 –
Adams–Onís Treaty The Adams–Onís Treaty () of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty, the Florida Purchase Treaty, or the Florida Treaty,Weeks, p.168. was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and define ...
– purchase of
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and ...
from the
Spanish Empire The Spanish Empire ( es, link=no, Imperio español), also known as the Hispanic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Hispánica) or the Catholic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Católica) was a colonial empire governed by Spain and its prede ...
and established the border with
New Spain New Spain, officially the Viceroyalty of New Spain ( es, Virreinato de Nueva España, ), or Kingdom of New Spain, was an integral territorial entity of the Spanish Empire, established by Habsburg Spain during the Spanish colonization of the A ...
. * 1824 –
Russo-American Treaty The Russo-American Treaty of 1824 (also known as the Convention of 1824) was signed in St. Petersburg between representatives of Russia and the United States on April 17, 1824, ratified by both nations on January 11, 1825 and went into effect on J ...
– gave Russian claims on land off the Northwest Pacific coast of North America (north of the
Oregon Country Oregon Country was a large region of the Pacific Northwest of North America that was subject to a long dispute between the United Kingdom and the United States in the early 19th century. The area, which had been created by the Treaty of 1818, co ...
) * 1824 – Anderson–Gual Treaty – between U.S. and
Gran Colombia Gran Colombia (, "Great Colombia"), or Greater Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia ( Spanish: ''República de Colombia''), was a state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central America from 1819 to ...
; first bilateral treaty with another
American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...
country * 1828 – Treaty of Limits – between
Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...
and the U.S.; confirms the boundary agreed to with Spain in the
Adams–Onís Treaty The Adams–Onís Treaty () of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty, the Florida Purchase Treaty, or the Florida Treaty,Weeks, p.168. was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and define ...
. * 1830 – Treaty with the Ottoman PortMustafa Aydın, Çağrı Erhan and Gökhan Erdem
CHRONOLOGY OF TURKİSH-AMERİCAN RELATİONS
Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University
Also see Capitulations of the Ottoman Empire * 1831 – Franco-American Treaty of 1831 – France agreed to pay reparations of 25 million francs for damage to American shipping during the
Napoleonic Wars The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of Fre ...
(ratified in 1835 under Victor de Broglie's government – see
July Monarchy The July Monarchy (french: Monarchie de Juillet), officially the Kingdom of France (french: Royaume de France), was a liberal constitutional monarchy in France under , starting on 26 July 1830, with the July Revolution of 1830, and ending 23 ...
) * 1833 –
Siamese–American Treaty of Amity and Commerce The Treaty of Amity and Commerce between His Majesty the Magnificent King of Siam and the United States of America, or Roberts Treaty of 1833, was the first treaty between the United States and an Asian nation. It established peaceful and friend ...
– a commercial treaty between the Kingdom of Siam and the United States, first treaty with an
East Asia East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The modern states of East Asia include China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. China, North Korea, South Korea ...
n nation * 1833 – Treaty with Muscat * 1835 - Treaty of New Echota – between U.S. government officials and representatives of a minority
Cherokee The Cherokee (; chr, ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, translit=Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or chr, ᏣᎳᎩ, links=no, translit=Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, th ...
political faction, the Treaty Party * 1842 – Webster–Ashburton Treaty – ended the Aroostook War and settles boundary disputes between the U.S. and Canada * 1844 –
Treaty of Wanghia The Treaty of Wanghia (also known as the Treaty of Wangxia; Treaty of peace, amity, and commerce, between the United States of America and the Chinese Empire; ) was the first of the unequal treaties imposed by the United States on China. As p ...
– between
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
and the U.S.; established five U.S.
treaty ports Treaty ports (; ja, 条約港) were the port cities in China and Japan that were opened to foreign trade mainly by the unequal treaties forced upon them by Western powers, as well as cities in Korea opened up similarly by the Japanese Empire. ...
in China with
extraterritoriality In international law, extraterritoriality is the state of being exempted from the jurisdiction of local law, usually as the result of diplomatic negotiations. Historically, this primarily applied to individuals, as jurisdiction was usually cl ...
* 1846 –
Mallarino–Bidlack Treaty The Mallarino–Bidlack Treaty (also known as the Bidlack Treaty and Treaty of New Granada) was a treaty signed between New Granada (today Colombia and Panama) and the United States, on December 12, 1846.Kellogg Institute at the University of Not ...
with the Republic of New Granada (
Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...
) * 1846 –
Oregon Treaty The Oregon Treaty is a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States that was signed on June 15, 1846, in Washington, D.C. The treaty brought an end to the Oregon boundary dispute by settling competing American and British claims to ...
– brought an end to the Oregon boundary dispute by settling competing American and British claims to the Oregon Country * 1847 –
Treaty of Cahuenga The Treaty of Cahuenga ( es, Tratado de Cahuenga), also called the Capitulation of Cahuenga (''Capitulación de Cahuenga''), was an 1847 agreement that ended the Conquest of California, resulting in a ceasefire between Californios and Americans. T ...
– ends the
Mexican–American War The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the (''United States intervention in Mexico''), was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It followed the ...
in
Alta California Alta California ('Upper California'), also known as ('New California') among other names, was a province of New Spain, formally established in 1804. Along with the Baja California peninsula, it had previously comprised the province of , but ...
* 1848 –
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ( es, Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo), officially the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits, and Settlement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States, is the peace treaty that was signed on 2 ...
– fully ends the Mexican–American War; sets the
Rio Grande The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio G ...
as the boundary between Mexico and Texas and cedes much of northern Mexico to the United States. * 1849 – Hawaiian–American Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation – Treaty between the
Hawaiian Kingdom The Hawaiian Kingdom, or Kingdom of Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ''Ko Hawaiʻi Pae ʻĀina''), was a sovereign state located in the Hawaiian Islands. The country was formed in 1795, when the warrior chief Kamehameha the Great, of the ...
and the United States


1850–1899

* 1850 –
Clayton–Bulwer Treaty The Clayton–Bulwer Treaty was a treaty signed in 1850 between the United States and the United Kingdom. The treaty was negotiated by John M. Clayton and Sir Henry Bulwer, amidst growing tensions between the two nations over Central America, a ...
– U.S. and United Kingdom agree not to colonize
Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...
* 1851 – Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851) – with the Cheyenne, Sioux, Arapaho, Crow, Assiniboine, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nations * 1851 – California Indian Reservations and Cessions – 18 lost treaties of California * 1854 –
Convention of Kanagawa The Convention of Kanagawa, also known as the Kanagawa Treaty (, ''Kanagawa Jōyaku'') or the Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (, ''Nichibei Washin Jōyaku''), was a treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa Shogunate on March ...
– forcibly opens
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
to American trade * 1855 – Canadian–American Reciprocity Treaty – with Canada on trade and tariffs * 1855 -
Treaty of Point Elliot (1855) The Treaty of Point Elliott of 1855, or the Point Elliott Treaty,—also known as Treaty of Point Elliot (with one ''t'') / Point Elliott Treaty—is the lands settlement treaty between the United States government and the Native American tribes ...
- Dwamish, Suquamish, Sk-kahl-mish, Sam-ahmish, Smalh-kamish, Skope-ahmish, St-kah-mish, Snoqualmoo, Skai-wha-mish, N'Quentl-ma-mish, Sk-tah-le-jum, Stoluck-wha-mish, Sno-ho-mish, Skagit, Kik-i-allus, Swin-a-mish, Squin-ah-mish, Sah-ku-mehu, Noo-wha-ha, Nook-wa-chah-mish, Mee-see-qua-guilch, Cho-bah-ah-bish, and other allied and subordinate tribes and bands. * 1855 – Treaty of Detroit (1855) – U. S. and Ottawa and Chippewa Nations of Indians which severed the link between the two Native American groups for further treaty negotiations and prepared the way for allotment of tribal land to individuals. * 1857 – American treaty is kept with France- Treaty between American and Russia * 1858 – Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan), also known as Harris Treaty – forces the opening of treaty ports on Japan * 1858 –
Treaty of Tientsin The Treaty of Tientsin, also known as the Treaty of Tianjin, is a collective name for several documents signed at Tianjin (then romanized as Tientsin) in June 1858. The Qing dynasty, Russian Empire, Second French Empire, United Kingdom, and t ...
– with China after the
Second Opium War The Second Opium War (), also known as the Second Anglo-Sino War, the Second China War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a colonial war lasting from 1856 to 1860, which pitted the British Empire#Britain's imperial ...
; established peace, amity, and commerce * 1862 – Ottoman-American Treaty of Commerce and Navigation * 1864 –
First Geneva Convention The First Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, held on 22 August 1864, is the first of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions. It defines "the basis on which rest the rules of internati ...
– established rules for the treatment of battlefield casualties and sick and wounded combatants * 1867 – Alaska Purchase – U.S. buys Alaska from Russia * 1868 – Burlingame Treaty – with China; established improved relations * 1868 – Naturalization Convention – with North German Confederation; first recognition by a European power of the legal right of its subjects to become American citizens * 1868 – Naturalization Convention – with
Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
* 1868 –
Treaty of Bosque Redondo The Treaty of Bosque Redondo (also the Navajo Treaty of 1868 or Treaty of Fort Sumner, Navajo or ) was an agreement between the Navajo and the US Federal Government signed on June 1, 1868. It ended the Navajo Wars and allowed for the return of th ...
– With the
Navajo The Navajo (; British English: Navaho; nv, Diné or ') are a Native Americans in the United States, Native American people of the Southwestern United States. With more than 399,494 enrolled tribal members , the Navajo Nation is the largest fe ...
ending the Navajo Wars * 1868 – Treaty of Fort Laramie – with the
Sioux The Sioux or Oceti Sakowin (; Dakota: /otʃʰeːtʰi ʃakoːwĩ/) are groups of Native American tribes and First Nations peoples in North America. The modern Sioux consist of two major divisions based on language divisions: the Dakota and ...
and Arapaho ending
Red Cloud's War Red Cloud's War (also referred to as the Bozeman War or the Powder River War) was an armed conflict between an alliance of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Northern Arapaho peoples against the United States that took place in the Wyoming and M ...
. * 1869 – Naturalization Convention – with Union between Sweden and Norway, Sweden and Norway. * 1870 – Naturalization Convention – with United Kingdom * 1871 – Treaty of Washington (1871), Treaty of Washington – settles grievances between the U.S. and Canada including the Alabama Claims, ''Alabama'' Claims * 1872 – Naturalization Convention – with Denmark * 1883 – Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property – intellectual property systems, including patents, of any contracting state become accessible to the nationals of other states party to the Convention * 1886 – Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (ratified by U.S. in 1989) * 1898 – Treaty of Paris (1898), Sixth Treaty of Paris – ends the Spanish–American War * 1899 – Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, Hague Conventions – one of the first formal statements of the laws of war


1900–1949

* 1900 �
Treaty between Spain and the United States for Cession of Outlying Islands of the Philippines
Concluded November 7, 1900; ratification advised by Senate January 22, 1901 .. ratified by the President January 30, 1901; ratifications exchanged March 23, 1901; proclaimed March 23, 1901. * 1901 – Hay–Pauncefote Treaty – nullified Clayton–Bulwer Treaty in exchange for free access to build a canal across Central America * 1901 – Boxer Protocol AKA Treaty of 1901, Peace Agreement between the Great Powers and China – one of the Unequal Treaties with China * 1902 – Naturalization Convention – with Haiti * 1903 – Hay–Herrán Treaty – the U.S. attempt to acquire a lease on Panama from
Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...
(not ratified by Colombia) * 1903 – Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty – establishes the Panama Canal Zone * 1903 – Cuban–American Treaty of Relations (1903) – completed lease on * 1905 – Treaty of Portsmouth – ends Russo-Japanese War; negotiated by President Theodore Roosevelt * 1905 – Taft–Katsura Agreement – Japan and U.S. agree on spheres of influence in Asia * 1906 – Second Geneva Convention – treatment of wounded, sick and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea * 1906 – Bancroft Treaties, Inter-American Convention Establishing the Status of Naturalized Citizens Who Again Take Up Residence in the Country of Their Origin * 1907 – Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907, Gentlemen's Agreement – limiting Japanese immigration to the U.S. * 1907 – Naturalization Convention – with Peru * 1908 – Naturalization Convention – with Portugal * 1908 – Naturalization Convention – with El Salvador * 1908 – Naturalization Convention – with Honduras * 1908 – Naturalization Convention – with Nicaragua * 1908 – Naturalization Convention – with Uruguay * 1909 – Boundary Waters Treaty – regulates water quantity and water quality along the boundary between Canada and the United States. * 1911 – Naturalization Convention – with Costa Rica * 1911 – North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 – first international treaty for wildlife preservation * 1912 – International Opium Convention – first international Drug prohibition law, drug control treaty * 1916 – Treaty of the Danish West Indies – U.S. purchase of the Danish West Indies, renaming them the United States Virgin Islands * 1917 – Lansing–Ishii Agreement – trade treaty between the U.S. and Japan * 1918 – Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, Migratory Bird Treaty – Environment treaty with the United Kingdom representing Canada, to protect birds which migrate between Canada and the U.S. * 1919 – Treaty of Versailles, 1919 – ended the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I, Allied Powers and established the League of Nations. Ultimately not ratified by the United States Senate, U.S. Senate. * 1920 – Svalbard Treaty – recognizes Norway, Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard and regulates Visa policy of Svalbard, its open access, economic activities, environmental protection, taxation and demilitarization * 1921 – U.S.–Austrian Peace Treaty (1921) – separate World War I peace agreement between United States and Austria * 1921 – Treaty of Berlin, 1921, Treaty of Berlin – separate World War I peace agreement between United States and Germany * 1921 – U.S.–Hungarian Peace Treaty (1921) – separate World War I peace agreement between United States and Hungary * 1922 – Washington Naval Treaty – limits the Naval arms race, naval armaments race, supplement to restrict submarine warfare and ban chemical warfare was rejected by France. * 1923 – Treaty of Lausanne – sets the boundaries of the modern Turkey, Republic of Turkey * 1925 – Anglo-American Convention – American acceptance of the provisions of the Mandate for Palestine and supervision of British performance as mandatory of the Mandate for Palestine. * 1925 – Hay-Quesada Treaty – America accepts Cuban ownership of Isla de la Juventud, Isle of Pines. * 1928 – Kellogg–Briand Pact – calls "for the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy" * 1929 – Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War (1929), Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War – establishes rules for the treatment of Prisoner of war, prisoners of war * 1930 – London Naval Treaty – regulates submarine warfare and shipbuilding * 1930 – Convention Between the United States and Great Britain (1930), Convention Between the United States and Great Britain – Definitely delimits the boundary between North Borneo (then a British protectorate) and the Philippines, Philippine archipelago (then a Territories of the United States, U.S. Territory) * 1934 – Cuban–American Treaty of Relations (1934), Treaty of Relations – agreements between United States and Cuba s:United States – Cuban Agreements and Treaty of 1934 * 1937 – Bancroft Treaties, Treaty Defining Liability for Military Service, etc. – with Lithuania * 1943 – Sino-American Treaty for the Relinquishment of Extraterritorial Rights in China – relinquished previous U.S. rights to
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in China * 1944 – Bretton Woods system, Bretton Woods Agreement – establishes the rules for commercial and financial relations among the major industrial states * 1945 – UN Charter – establishes the United Nations * 1946 – Bermuda Agreement – bilateral treaty on Civil Aviation between U.S. and United Kingdom * 1946 – Treaty of Manila (1946) – United States recognizes independence of the Philippines, Republic of the Philippines * 1947 – General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) – establishes rules for international trade * 1947 – Paris Peace Treaties, 1947 – establishes peace in Europe after World War II. * 1947 – Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty) – Western Hemisphere mutual defense * 1947 – Convention on International Civil Aviation AKA Chicago Convention – establishes International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) * 1949 – North Atlantic Treaty (Treaty of Washington) – establishes NATO mutual defense organization * 1949 – Fourth Geneva Convention – establishes rules for the protection of civilians during times of war * 1949 – Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between the United States of America and the Republic of China – establishes amiable relations between the U.S. and China.


1950–1999

* 1951 – Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide – (with U.S. qualifications) * 1951 – Treaty of San Francisco – a peace treaty between the Allies of World War II, Allied Powers and
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; ends the Pacific War, Pacific conflict of World War II * 1951 – Mutual Defense Treaty (US-Philippines), Mutual Defense Treaty – alliance between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America * 1951 – Treaty of Security between the United States and Japan (updated 1960) * 1952 – ANZUS Treaty – mutual defense alliance between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States * 1953 – Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea, Mutual Defense Treaty – Created an alliance with South Korea, and established the basis of South Korean adherence with U.S. government consultations on North Korean policy * 1954 – U.S. and Japan Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement * 1954 – Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty – creates SEATO mutual defense organization * 1954 – Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty – alliance between the United States and Taiwan * 1955 – Central Treaty Organization AKA CENTO, the Middle East Treaty Organization (METO), Baghdad Pact – creates CENTO mutual defense organization * 1955 – The Open Skies Treaty – allow access to other nations' military activities by means of aerial surveillance flights * 1955 – Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations and Consular Rights (United States–Iran) – provided friendly diplomatic relations between the United States and Pahlavi dynasty, Pahlavi Iran. * 1956 – DAFT, Dutch–American Friendship Treaty * 1957 – International Atomic Energy Agency, International Atomic Energy Treaty (US PL 85–177) * 1958 – 1958 US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement – commenced the "Special Relationship" with the United Kingdom * 1960 – Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan – mutual defense treaty with Japan * 1961 – Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (US PL 87-297) * 1961 – Antarctic Treaty – governs international relations in Antarctica * 1961 – Columbia River Treaty (ratified in 1964) – with Canada to manage water in the Columbia River valley * 1961 – Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations – specifies diplomatic immunity * 1961 – Alliance for Progress – economic cooperation treaty with Latin America * 1961 – Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs * 1962 – Nassau Agreement – defense treaty with United Kingdom *1962 – Joint Declaration on Commercial Relations (with the European Economic Community, signed March 7, 1962) * 1963 – Vienna Convention on Consular Relations – treaty on consular protocol * 1963 – Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage – provides liability in the case of a Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents, nuclear accident * 1963 – Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty – Prohibited nuclear weapons testing except for Underground nuclear weapons testing, underground tests. * 1966 – Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations (Thailand–United States) – commercial treaty with the Kingdom of Thailand * 1966 – International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – treaty prohibiting racial discrimination. * 1967 – Outer Space Treaty – Basis for space law. Prohibits use of Weapon of mass destruction, weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, in space * 1968 – Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty – Prohibits signatories from acquiring nuclear weapons and commits nuclear-armed states to nuclear disarmament. * 1968 – Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees * 1969 – Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties – provides rules on making international treaties. The United States is not a party to this treaty. * 1970 – Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) – Provides unified procedure on patent applications * 1970 – Boundary Treaty of 1970 – settles U.S. – Mexico border on
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* 1971 – Geneva Phonograms Convention – provides copyright protections for Sound recording and reproduction, audio recordings * 1971 – Convention on Psychotropic Substances – restricts the import and export of psychotropic drugs. * 1972 – Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty AKA ABM Treaty (U.S. withdrew in 2002) – limited anti-ballistic missiles * 1972 – SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) – provided limitations on new intercontinental ballistic missile launchers and submarine-launched ballistic missiles * 1972 – Biological Weapons Convention – prohibited production of Biological agent, biological weapons * 1972 – Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention) (implemented by U.S., but not signed) – regulates Waste management, waste disposal from vessels at sea * 1972 – Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement – regulates water quality along the U.S.-Canada border * 1973 – Paris Peace Accords – with North Vietnam ending the Vietnam War * 1974 – Threshold Test Ban Treaty – limited nuclear testing to 150 kilotons per year * 1977 – Torrijos-Carter Treaties – transfer of Panama Canal to Panama * 1978 – Camp David Accords – peace treaty between Israel and Egypt; negotiated and signed in U.S. * 1978 – Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (1978) – regulates water quality along the U.S.-Canada border *1978 - Treaty on maritime boundaries between the United Mexican States and the United States of America * 1979 – SALT II (not ratified by U.S.) – sought to limit production of strategic nuclear weapons * 1979 – Treaty of Tarawa – recognizes sovereignty of Kiribati over disputed islands * 1980 – Cook Islands–United States Maritime Boundary Treaty – settles disputed claims and establishes the maritime boundary between American Samoa and the Cook Islands * 1980 – Treaty of Tokehega – settles disputed claims and establishes the maritime boundary between American Samoa and Tokelau * 1985 – Plaza Accord – Group of Five, G-5 agreed to devalue the United States dollar, US dollar in relation to the Japanese yen and Deutsche Mark, German Deutsche Mark by intervening in Foreign exchange market, currency markets * 1986 – Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or Between International Organizations * 1986 – United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods – regulates contracts on international trade * 1988 – Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) – dismantled all Short-range ballistic missile, short-range and intermediate-range ballistic missiles of the United States and the Soviet Union. * 1988 – United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances – provides legal mechanisms on enforcement of previous narcotics treaties * 1988 – United Nations Convention Against Torture – prohibited use of torture and cruel and unusual punishment * 1989 – Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer * 1990 – Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany – final World War II peace with Germany and Allies of World War II, Allies * 1991 – Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe – Signed by all 16 NATO members and Warsaw Pact nations; ratified by all 16 NATO states, the eight successor states to the USSR that have territory in Europe, and the six former Warsaw Pact nations * 1991 – START I (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) – limited amounts of nuclear warheads, ballistic missiles, and strategic bombers between the United States and the Soviet Union * 1992 – International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ratified with qualifications by U.S. Senate) – commits signatories to respect civil and political rights * 1992 – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – limited Greenhouse gas, carbon emissions * 1993 – Oslo Accords – between the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel; negotiated with U.S. involvement * 1993 – Chemical Weapons Convention – prohibits chemical weapons * 1993 – START II (ratified by U.S. and Russia) – prohibited intercontinental ballistic missiles with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles * 1994 – North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) – removed tariffs and trade barriers between the United States,
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, and Canada * 1994 – Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods – regulated contracts on sales of goods * 1994 – Kremlin accords – US and USSR missile and nuclear weapons control; United States – Russia mutual detargeting, ended preprogrammed targeting of strategic nuclear missiles * 1994 – United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea AKA Law of the Sea, LOS (not ratified by U.S.) * 1994 – Colorado river dispute – with Mexico on water quality and quantity * 1995 – Dayton Agreement – ended the Bosnian War and determines the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina; negotiated and signed in U.S. * 1995 – General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) – extended multilateral trade to the Tertiary sector of the economy, service sector * 1996 – WIPO Copyright Treaty – protects computer programs and databases * 1996 – WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty * 1996 – Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (signed but not ratified by U.S.) – completely prohibits nuclear weapon testing * 1997 – Worldwide Chemical Weapons Convention – * 1998 – Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ("unsigned" by the U.S.) – established the International Criminal Court


2000–current

* 2000 – Patents Law Treaty (PLT) – (not ratified by U.S.) * 2001 – Convention on Cybercrime – a highly controversial proposal (U.S. Senate ratified August 2006) *2001 – Bonn Agreement (Afghanistan), Bonn Agreement – provided plans for the reconstruction of Afghanistan after the United States invasion of Afghanistan, U.S. invasion. * 2002 – SORT (Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty) AKA Moscow Treaty – limits the nuclear arsenals of Russia and the U.S. * 2004 – International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture AKA "International Seed Treaty" – to assure farmers' access to seeds of the world's food security crops * 2005 – Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement *2008 – U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement – agreed to withdraw U.S. military forces from Iraq by 2011. * 2010 – New START (The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) U.S./Russia Treaty – limits the nuclear arsenal capabilities of Russia and the U.S. while allowing for inspection. * 2012 – United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) * 2013 – UN Arms Treaty (U.S./U.N. Treaty) – regulates the international arms trade (signed but not ratified by U.S.) *2013 – U.S.–Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement – regulates Afghanistan–United States relations and provided agreement for withdrawal of U.S. forces from the War in Afghanistan (2001–present), War in Afghanistan. *2015 – Paris Agreement – climate change mitigation treaty aiming to keep global temperatures from rising 2 °C above pre-industrial levels (not ratified by U.S.) *2015 – Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action – regulated the Nuclear program of Iran, Iranian nuclear program to prevent Iran and nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons development. *2020 – United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement – trade agreement designed to replace NAFTA *2022 – Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, regulating hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)


U.S.–Native American treaties

From 1778 to 1871, Outline of United States federal Indian law and policy, the United States government entered into more than 500 Treaty rights, treaties with the Native American tribes; all of these treaties have since been violated in some way or outright broken by the US government, Entire book is dedicated to examining these broken treaties. with Native Americans and First Nations peoples still fighting for their treaty rights in federal courts and at the United Nations. In addition to Treaty Clause, treaties, which are ratified by the US Senate and signed by the US President, there were also Acts of Congress and Executive Orders which dealt with land agreements. The U.S. military and representatives of a tribe, or sub unit of a tribe, signed documents which were understood at the time to be treaties, rather than armistices, Ceasefire, ceasefires and truces. :The entries from 1784 to 1895 were initially created by information gathered by Charles C. Royce and published in the U.S. Serial Set, Number 4015, 56th Congress, 1st Session, in 1899. The purpose of the ''Schedule of Indian Land Cessions'' was to indicate the location of each cession by or reservation for the Indian Tribes. Royce's column headings are titled: "Date, Where or how concluded, Reference, Tribe, Description of cession or reservation, historical data and remarks, Designation of cession on map, Number, Location". The Ratified Indian Treaties that were transferred from the US State Department to the National Archives were recently conserved and imaged for the first time, and in 2020 made available online with additional context at the Indigenous Digital Archive's Treaties Explorer, or DigiTreaties.org. National Archives and Museum of Indian Arts & Culture Share New Online Education Tool Expanding Access to Treaties between the U.S. and Native Nations. Blog of the Archivist of the United States. 2020 October 13
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1778–1799


1800–1809


1810–1819


1820–1829


1830–1839


1840–1849


1850–1859


1860–1869


1870–1879

Treaty-making between various Native American governments and the United States officially concluded on March 3, 1871 with the passing of the United States Code]
Title 25, Chapter 3
Subchapter 1, Section 71 (). Pre-existing treaties were grandfathered, and further agreements were made under domestic law.


1880–present


See also

* List of treaties * List of treaties of the Confederate States of America * List of treaties unsigned or unratified by the United States


Notes and references


External links


Treaties in Force
United States Department of State
List of documents relating to the negotiation of ratified and unratified treaties with various Indian Tribes, 1801–1869 (1949)
from the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections

from ''UCB Libraries GovPubs''
List of Treaties between the U.S. and Foreign Nations 1778–1845
from the Library of Congress
List of Treaties between the U.S. and Indian Tribes 1778–1842
from the Library of Congress
List of Treaties 1845–1851
from the Library of Congress
List of Treaties 1851–1855
from the Library of Congress
List of Treaties 1855–1859
from the Library of Congress

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