Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits, and Settlement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States concluded at Guadalupe Hidalgo, Feb. 2, 1848, United States-Mexico, 9 Stat. 922 (The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo). 
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-America war. Available online through the Avalon Project at Yale:  http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/mexico/guadhida.htm. Digital images of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and of the map used in treaty negotiations are available at the Library of Congress website:  http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/ghtreaty/.

Treaty of La Mesilla, Dec. 30, 1853, United States-Mexico, 10 Stat. 1031 (the Gadsden Purchase). 
The Gadsden purchase made 30,000 square miles, including most of Southern Arizona, part of the United States. Available online through the Avalon Project at Yale: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/mexico/mx1853.htm. 

The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, Nov. 9, 1794, United States-Great Britain, 8 Stat. 116 (the Jay Treaty). 
The Jay Treaty affects the rights of indigenous peoples on the U.S.-Canada border. Available online through the Avalon Project at Yale: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/britian/jaymenu.htm.

Treaty of Peace and Amity, Dec. 24, 1814, United States-Great Britain, 8 Stat. 218 (the Treaty of Ghent). 
The Treaty of Ghent concluded the War of 1812. Available online through the Avalon Project at Yale: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/britian/ghent.htm.

Treaties between the United States and Native Americans are also available online through the Avalon Project at Yale: 
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/ntreaty/ntreaty.htm 
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/natamer.htm

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