Treaties Part 1

Question 1

Peace of Callias (449 BC)

Answer 1

Peace negotiated by Athenian Callias which ended the Greco-Persian wars at the end of Xerxes’s reign

Question 2

Treaty of Bretigny (1360)

Answer 2

Treaty ending the first phase of the Hundred Years War negotiated by Edward III and John II. It gave England Aquitaine and Calais in exchange for a renunciation of all claims to the French throne.

Question 3

Treaty of Troyes (1420)

Answer 3

Treaty signed during the Hundred Years War which made Henry V of England the heir to Charles VI of France. Formed the backdrop of later stages of the Hundred Years War and of English claims to the French throne for hundreds of years.

Question 4

Treaty of Torun, or Peace of Thorn (1466)

Answer 4

Treaty between Casimir IV Jagiellon and the Teutonic Knights ending the conflict between the Teutonic Order and Poland

Question 5

Treaty of Westphalia (1648)

Answer 5

Composed of the two separate treaties of Munster and Osnabruck, ending the Thirty Years War. Recognized Dutch Republic’s independence, divided Pomerania, reversed the pro-Catholic Edict of Restitution, and had ambiguity over Bremen which led to future conflict.

Question 6

Treaty of Aix-La-Chappelle (1668) NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH 1748

Answer 6

Treaty between Louis XIV’s France and Spain which ended the War of Devolution over areas of Eastern France

Question 7

Treaty/Peace of Ryswick (1697)

Answer 7

Ended the War of the Grand Alliance (Also called War of the League of Augsburg or Nine Years War) between an alliance and Louis XIV. It was largely viewed as a truce, and 3 years later the War of the Spanish Succession broke out.

Question 8

Treaty of Utrecht (1713)

Answer 8

Ended the War of the Spanish Succession. Was modified the next year by Treaty of Rastatt and Treaty of Baden. Is notable for giving Britain total control over the Atlantic slave trade through the asiento system. Louis XIV’s grandson Philip V maintained the Spanish throne, which remains Bourbon to this day.

Question 9

Treaty of Vienna (1738)

Answer 9

Ended the War of Polish Succession, making Augustus III (supported by Habsburgs and Russia) king instead of Stanislaus I (supported by Bourbons)

Question 10

Treaty of Aix La Chappelle (1748) or Treaty of Aachen

Answer 10

Ended the War of Austrian Succession. Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria and Holy Roman Empress, succeeding Charles VI, but ceded Silesia to Prussia.

Question 11

Treaty of Paris (1763)

Answer 11

Ended the Seven Years War

Question 12

Treaty of Paris (1783)

Answer 12

Ended the American War of Independence

Question 13

Treaty of Greenville (1795)

Answer 13

Treaty between USA and Northwest Indian tribes (including Blue Jacket and Little Turtle) following the Battle of Fallen Timbers

Question 14

Treaty of Campo Formio (1797)

Answer 14

Ended the War of the First Coalition phase of the Napoleonic Wars, specifically ending conflict between Austria and France leaving the UK as the sole combatant against Revolutionary France.

Question 15

Treaty of Amiens (1802)

Answer 15

Ended the French Revolutionary Wars by making peace between France and Britain. HRE had earlier made peace with France through the Treaty of Luneville. Napoleonic wars would break out shortly after.

Question 16

Treaty of Tilsit (1807)

Answer 16

Between Russia and France, ending the War of the Third Coalition.

Question 17

Treaty of Ghent (1814)

Answer 17

Ended the War of 1812

Question 18

Congress of Vienna (1815)

Answer 18

Ended the Napoleonic Wars

Question 19

Treaty of Cordoba (1821)

Answer 19

Between Spanish government and Agustin de Iturbide of Mexico, ensured Mexican independence.

Question 20

Treaty of Yandabo (1826)

Answer 20

Ended the First Anglo-Burmese War, (most deadly war in history of British India) forcing Burma to take heavy losses in territory and pay 1 million pounds to the UK. Beginning of the end for Burmese sovereignty.

Question 21

Treaty of Adrianople (1829)

Answer 21

Ended the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829, providing Russia with large-scale access to the Black Sea and confirming Greek independence.

Question 22

Treaty of New Echota (1835)

Answer 22

Treaty signed by a small faction of the Cherokee and the US government which provided the legal basis for the Trail of Tears. Notably, it was not agreed to by Cherokee chief John Ross or the Cherokee National Council.

Question 23

Treaty of Velasco (1836)

Answer 23

Ended the Texan Revolution, signed by Santa Anna agreeing to Texan Independence.

Question 24

Treaty of Nanking (1842)

Answer 24

Ended the First Opium War. Ceded Hong Kong to Britain, established 5 open “treaty ports” in China

Question 25

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)

Answer 25

Ended the Mexican-American War.

Question 26

Treaty of Paris (1856)

Answer 26

Ended the Crimean War, greatly diminished Russian influence in the region, and made the Black Sea a neutral zone.

Question 27

Treaty of Tianjin (1860)

Answer 27

Ended the Second Opium War

Question 28

Treaty of San Stefano (1878)

Answer 28

Ended the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War. Extended Russian power, and notably made Bulgaria an independent state for the first time.

Question 29

Congress of Berlin (1878)

Answer 29

A revision of the Treaty of San Stefano led by Otto Von Bismarck hoped to reduce Russian power and stabilize the Balkans.

Question 30

Treaty of Ancon (or Valparaiso) (1883)

Answer 30

Ended the War of the Pacific in South America, settled boundaries between Peru, Chile, and Bolivia.

Question 31

Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895)

Answer 31

Ended the first Sino Japanese war - ceded Taiwan to Japan and made Korea independent from China ( though in practice it became heavily influenced by Japan).

Question 32

Treaty of Paris (1898)

Answer 32

Ended the Spanish American War and ceded Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico to the USA.

Question 33

Treaty of Vereeniging (1902)

Answer 33

Ended the Second Boer War