Washington Treaty
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The Treaty of Washington may refer to:
- Treaty of Washington (1805), between the Federal government and the Creek National Council
- Treaty of Washington (1826), between the Federal government and the Creek National Council led by Opothleyahola.
- Treaty of Washington of 1836, a U.S.-Native American (Ottawa and Chippewa) treaty
- Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842. It settled the border dispute between Canada and the Eastern States, such as Maine and Vermont. It helped to end the slave trade.
- The Oregon Treaty of 1846, which established the US-British frontier west of the Rocky Mountains (today's US-Canada boundary)
- Treaty of Washington of 1858, between the U.S. and Dakota
- The Treaty of Washington of 1871, a general agreement between the United States and the British Empire
- The International Meridian Conference of 1884 in Washington DC, establishing the Greenwich Meridian, the world time zone system and the universal day as international standards
- The Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 that limited naval armaments
- The North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 that created NATO
- The Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
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