A State of Possibility: The 1778 Treaty of Fort Pitt Imagines a Delaware-American Confederation.

This essay examines the 1778 Treaty of Fort Pitt between the United States and the Delaware (Lenni Lenape) and its unique proposal for an Indigenous state within the American confederation. Focusing on article 6 of the treaty, which offered the Delaware the opportunity to form a state and gain repre...

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Published in:Early American Studies, An Interdisciplinary Journal Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 312 - 337
Main Author: Greene, James M.
Format: Article
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press Summer2026
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