Horseshoe Bend Treaty
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations
- Curriculum: American Indian History, American Early National History (1789-1815)
- Geographical Location: Alabama
- Date: August 9, 1814
Article abstract: This agreement eliminated any possibility of an effective Creek alliance against U.S. expansion and thus facilitated the removal of the Creek people to the trans-Mississippi region during Andrew Jackson's presidency.
After his defeat of the Red Stick faction of the Creeks at Horseshoe Bend, General Andrew Jackson took full advantage of his authorization to secure a peace agreement. His purpose was twofold: to secure large tracts of land as compensation for the cost of his campaign and to eliminate Creek political power by isolating them. In the...
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