By 1795, land cession agreements had diminished the Oneida estate from nearly six million acres of land to one-quarter of a million acres. More land transfers were to come.
In 1798, state and Federal officials signed a land-cession treaty with a small Oneida faction at their central village, Kanowalohale. The Americans secured lands south of Oneida Lake in central New York for $500, much of which had already been advanced to the impoverished nation. On this land, New York would build its first state road, the Genesee Turnpike. The artery brought more people to Oneida Country, which in turn increased pressure for further land cessions.
