The third Trade and Intercourse Act was passed and the first federal agents were named.
The third Trade and Intercourse Act carefully regulated who could have contact with People of the Sovereign Nations. It restricted anyone without a license from having “any trade with the Indians” and subjected unlicensed traders to a fine and/or imprisonment. The act also provided for the presidential appointment of temporary federal agents to the tribes, the first “Indian agents.” The act was designed to keep federal control over all aspects of relations with the People of the Sovereign Nations.
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