Creek War: Difference between revisions

On August 9, 1814, Andrew Jackson forced headmen of both the Upper and Lower Towns of Creek to sign the [[Treaty of Fort Jackson]]. Despite protest of the Creek chiefs who had fought alongside Jackson, the Creek Nation ceded 23 million acres (93,000 km²)&mdash;half of land—half of Alabama and part of southern Georgia&mdash;toGeorgia—to the [[Government of the United States|United States government]]. Even though the Creek War was largely a civil war among the Creek, Andrew Jackson recognized no difference between his Lower Creek allies and the Red Sticks who fought against him. He took the lands of both for what he considered the security needs of the United States.<ref>Green (1998), ''Politics of Removal'', p. 43</ref><!-- Burstein 106 --> Jackson forced the Creek to cede 1.9 million acres (7,700 km²) that was claimed as territory of the Cherokee Nation, who had also fought as USU.S. allies during the Creek War. <!-- Ehle 123 -->

As a result of these victories, Jackson became a national figure and eventually rose to become the seventh [[President of the United States]] in 1829. As President, Andrew Jackson advocated the [[Indian Removal Act]], passed by Congress in 1830, which authorized negotiation of treaties for exchange of land and payment of annuities, and removal of the [[Southeastern tribes]] to [[Indian Territory]] in the West, across the [[Mississippi River]].