Contains articles that provide information about 747 historical and modern-day treaties to which colonial America and the United States have been party; each with the dates signed and ratified, signatories, an overview, and a discussion that, in some cases, includes extensive quotations from the actual text of the document.
General Note
Includes index.
Content Note
Settlement, union, expansion, and boundaries -- Wars and military alliances -- Diplomacy and international organizations -- Trade, commerce, and transportation -- Human and political rights -- Science and environment.