The First Treaty of Tellico Blockhouse was a treaty between the U.S. government and the Cherokee Nation that ended hostilities between the two parties concerning North Carolinians moving into Cherokee territory and settling. This treaty, which called for immediate and permanent peace, was a significant step in the relationship between the United States and the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee would cede lands near the Tennessee River and Cumberland Mountain to the United States, to be surveyed and marked by a boundary line, and in return, the United States would pay an annual fee for the land and would protect the remaining Cherokee lands from settlement. In addition, the use of roads was defined, hunting rights granted, and trade conditions defined. The Cherokee paid for damages that had occurred, and a mechanism to defuse future disputes was enumerated.