On August 4, 1701, the governor of New France and representatives from the Iroquois nations, as well as from more than 30 other First Nations who were allied with the French, signed the Great Peace of Montréal. The treaty put an end to nearly a century of conflict and brought a general peace from Acadia to Lake Superior and from the headwaters of the Ottawa River to the confluence of the Missouri and the Mississippi. It ensured free access to vast hunting grounds and opened new fur-trading markets. The Great Peace shaped relations among these First Nations until the 19th century. *Note: This designation has been identified for review. A review can be triggered for one of the following reasons - outdated language or terminology, absence of a significant layer of history, factual errors, controversial beliefs and behaviour, or significant new knowledge.