Treaty of 1725

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The Treaty of 1725 was a peace agreement between British colonial authorities and Wabanaki Confederacy leaders that concluded Father Rale's War and reshaped control and settlement in northern New England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
peace treaty
appliesToTerritory Acadia region
Maine
Nova Scotia region
northern New England
category 18th-century treaties
Treaties involving Indigenous peoples of North America
Treaties of the British Empire
concludedConflict Father Rale's War
dateSigned 1725
effectOnColonialPolicy encouraged new English settlements eastward
facilitated British fort building in Maine
effectOnIndigenousPeoples constrained Wabanaki military resistance
maintained some Wabanaki hunting and fishing rights in practice
followedBy later renewal treaties between British and Wabanaki in the 18th century
follows Treaty of Utrecht
hasPart Treaty of Boston (1725)
Treaty of Falmouth (1725)
linked to: Treaty of 1725
historicalRegion Wabanakia
linked to: Maliseet
language English
French
legalStatus basis for later British and Canadian interpretations of Wabanaki treaty rights
partyRole British as colonial power
Wabanaki Confederacy as Indigenous political entity
precededBy Father Rale's War
recognizedBy British Crown
New England colonial governments
relatedConflict King George's War
Queen Anne's War
result end of open warfare between British and Wabanaki in the region
expansion of British settlement in northern New England
reaffirmation of earlier peace and friendship agreements
strengthening of British claims over former Acadian territories
signatory British colonial authorities
Maliseet leaders
linked to: Maliseet people

Mi'kmaq leaders
linked to: Mi’kmaq

Passamaquoddy leaders
Penobscot leaders
Wabanaki Confederacy
subjectMatter boundaries between Indigenous and British settlements
land rights
peace and friendship
trade relations

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Father Rale's War endedBy Treaty of 1725
Peace and Friendship Treaties hasPart Treaties of 1725–1726
linked to: Treaty of 1725
Treaty of 1725 hasPart Treaty of Falmouth (1725)
linked to: Treaty of 1725
Dummer's War result Treaty of 1725
Mi'kmaq–British treaties component Treaty of 1725