Treaty of Fort Pitt

Questions for Further Study

• 1. Compare and contrast the attitudes toward American Indians as they can be found in the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Treaty of Fort Pitt. How is the relationship between the United States of America and Native American nations portrayed in these documents?
• 2. How did the relationship between Native Americans and the United States change between the Treaty of Fort Pitt in 1778 and the Treaty of Paris in 1783? What brought about this change, and how did it affect the Indians?
• 3. Compare the legal relationship between the United States and Native Americans as reflected in the Treaty of Fort Pitt and in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831). How does this reflect on power relations in North America?