Treaty of Salinas
| Treaty of Peace and Cordial Relations between the Republic of Brazoria, the Kingdom of Sierra, the United Commonwealth of America, the Republic of Hudson, the Republic of New England, the Kingdom of Superior, the Republic of Tournesol, the Republic of Acadiana, the Republic of Augustinia, the Federal Republic of Canada and the Republic of Astoria | |
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 K.S. Senate floor debating the contents of the treaty | |
| Context | Peace treaty to end the War of Contingency and guarantee the independence of the Northeast Union, Superior, and Tournesol |
| Signed | April 11, 1869 |
| Location |
 Salinas Victoria, Mexico |
| Effective | July 20, 1869 |
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| Languages | English, Spanish, French, German |
The Treaty of Salinas, officially titled the Treaty of Peace and Cordial Relations between the Republic of Brazoria, the Kingdom of Sierra, the United Commonwealth of America, the Republic of Hudson, the Republic of New England, the Kingdom of Superior, the Republic of Tournesol, the Republic of Acadiana, the Republic of Augustinia, the Federal Republic of Canada and the Republic of Astoria, is the peace treaty that was signed on April 11, 1869 in Salinas Victoria, Mexico between the anti-Unionists (consisting of the breakaway states of the former United States and their allies, Brazoria, Canada, and Sierra) and the United Commonwealth, the successor state to the former United States. It officially concluded the War of Contingency and was first ratified by Brazoria on April 20, 1869 and Canada was the last to ratify the treaty on on May 29. The ratifications were all exchanged and collected by July 16, which was officially proclaimed on July 20, 1869.
The treaty called for the United Commonwealth to withdraw its troops from the de facto borders of the former U.S. states which seceded (including the American South), to renounce its territorial claims, and recognize the independence of the seceding states. The treaty restricted the United Commonwealth to a territory consisting of just nine of the former U.S. states, as well as the former national capital of Washington, D.C., now collectively known as the Faithful Nine. It also required the United Commonwealth to pay the seceding states, as well as protecting powers of Brazoria, Canada, and Sierra a collective amount of US$20 million. The United Commonwealth was also required to guarantee the free movement and passage of its citizens and the citizens of the treaty's signatories, to facilitate transnational emigration and relocation, for at least 3 years, in order to allow people to choose where to settle or reunite with displaced families. Citizens of the signatory parties who settled in another country within the grace period were to be guaranteed the option to switch their citizenship with full rights. It also addressed the issue of original Indian titles in the seceding states, which required the seceding states to honor and preserve the claims agreed upon between Indian tribes and the original United States government. It controversially included a provision on popular sovereignty, which allowed the successor states in the South to allow or prohibit slavery without interference by the other signatory states. However, fugitive slaves were allowed to escape and seek refuge in the free countries, where the free countries had no obligation to extradite them back to their country of origin. The treaty was further amended with the addition of new sovereign states which emerged in the American South and Atlantic seaboard.
The effects of the war and treaty resulted in the permanent political fragmentation in Anglo-America, as the United Commonwealth ended its active claims for American reunification and manifest destiny, and solidified the development of the modern American trichotomy (Brazoria, Sierra, and the United Commonwealth as the leading powers in North America). The treaty remained in effect until the Continental Revolutionary War when the Landonist regime declared the treaty void and null, and took control over states in the South.