Treaties Part 1 Flashcards
Peace of Callias (449 BC)
Peace negotiated by Athenian Callias which ended the Greco-Persian wars at the end of Xerxes’s reign
Treaty of Bretigny (1360)
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.
Treaty of Troyes (1420)
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.
Treaty of Torun, or Peace of Thorn (1466)
Treaty between Casimir IV Jagiellon and the Teutonic Knights ending the conflict between the Teutonic Order and Poland
Treaty of Westphalia (1648)
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.
Treaty of Aix-La-Chappelle (1668) NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH 1748
Treaty between Louis XIV’s France and Spain which ended the War of Devolution over areas of Eastern France
Treaty/Peace of Ryswick (1697)
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.
Treaty of Utrecht (1713)
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.
Treaty of Vienna (1738)
Ended the War of Polish Succession, making Augustus III (supported by Habsburgs and Russia) king instead of Stanislaus I (supported by Bourbons)
Treaty of Aix La Chappelle (1748) or Treaty of Aachen
Ended the War of Austrian Succession. Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria and Holy Roman Empress, succeeding Charles VI, but ceded Silesia to Prussia.
Treaty of Paris (1763)
Ended the Seven Years War
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Ended the American War of Independence
Treaty of Greenville (1795)
Treaty between USA and Northwest Indian tribes (including Blue Jacket and Little Turtle) following the Battle of Fallen Timbers
Treaty of Campo Formio (1797)
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.
Treaty of Amiens (1802)
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.
Treaty of Tilsit (1807)
Between Russia and France, ending the War of the Third Coalition.
Treaty of Ghent (1814)
Ended the War of 1812
Congress of Vienna (1815)
Ended the Napoleonic Wars
Treaty of Cordoba (1821)
Between Spanish government and Agustin de Iturbide of Mexico, ensured Mexican independence.
Treaty of Yandabo (1826)
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.
Treaty of Adrianople (1829)
Ended the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829, providing Russia with large-scale access to the Black Sea and confirming Greek independence.
Treaty of New Echota (1835)
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.
Treaty of Velasco (1836)
Ended the Texan Revolution, signed by Santa Anna agreeing to Texan Independence.
Treaty of Nanking (1842)
Ended the First Opium War. Ceded Hong Kong to Britain, established 5 open “treaty ports” in China
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)
Ended the Mexican-American War.
Treaty of Paris (1856)
Ended the Crimean War, greatly diminished Russian influence in the region, and made the Black Sea a neutral zone.
Treaty of Tianjin (1860)
Ended the Second Opium War
Treaty of San Stefano (1878)
Ended the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War. Extended Russian power, and notably made Bulgaria an independent state for the first time.
Congress of Berlin (1878)
A revision of the Treaty of San Stefano led by Otto Von Bismarck hoped to reduce Russian power and stabilize the Balkans.
Treaty of Ancon (or Valparaiso) (1883)
Ended the War of the Pacific in South America, settled boundaries between Peru, Chile, and Bolivia.
Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895)
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).
Treaty of Paris (1898)
Ended the Spanish American War and ceded Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico to the USA.
Treaty of Vereeniging (1902)
Ended the Second Boer War