Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek

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United States–Native American treaty legal agreement treaty

The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was an 1830 agreement that forced the Choctaw Nation to cede their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States and relocate west of the Mississippi River, marking one of the first major removals under the U.S. Indian Removal policy.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek canonical	5
Negotiation of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States–Native American treaty ⓘ legal agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ
associatedWith	Andrew Jackson presidency ⓘ surface form: Andrew Jackson administration Trail of Tears ⓘ
category	Forced migration in the United States ⓘ Native American history of Mississippi ⓘ Treaties of the United States ⓘ
containsProvision	land exchange for territory west of the Mississippi River ⓘ option for some Choctaw to remain and become U.S. citizens ⓘ promise of protection for Choctaw in new territory ⓘ
countryAtTime	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
destinationRegion	Indian Territory ⓘ present-day Oklahoma ⓘ
effectOnPopulation	death and hardship during removal ⓘ
followedBy	forced migration of Choctaw to Indian Territory ⓘ
historicalSignificance	first removal treaty carried into effect under the Indian Removal Act of 1830 ⓘ key event in the dispossession of Native American lands in the Southeast ⓘ one of the first major removals under U.S. Indian Removal policy ⓘ
language	Choctaw language ⓘ surface form: Choctaw English ⓘ
legalBasisFor	Choctaw removal ⓘ transfer of Choctaw land titles to the United States ⓘ
locationAffected	Alabama ⓘ Louisiana Territory ⓘ surface form: Louisiana Mississippi ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Choctaw people ⓘ surface form: Choctaw leaders U.S. government representatives ⓘ
partOf	Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ surface form: Indian removal in the United States United States Indian Removal policy ⓘ
party	Choctaw people ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
peopleAffected	Choctaw Nation ⓘ Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians ⓘ surface form: Choctaw communities in Mississippi
policyContext	Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830
precededBy	earlier U.S.–Choctaw treaties ⓘ
result	beginning of mass Choctaw emigration ⓘ cession of Choctaw ancestral lands in the southeastern United States ⓘ grant of land in Indian Territory to the Choctaw ⓘ large-scale displacement of Choctaw people ⓘ loss of most Choctaw land in Mississippi and Alabama ⓘ removal of Choctaw Nation west of the Mississippi River ⓘ
signatory	Choctaw Nation ⓘ United States government ⓘ
signedAt	Dancing Rabbit Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedInPresentDay	Mississippi ⓘ
signedOn	1830-09-27 ⓘ
year	1830 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Choctaw Nation → treaty → Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek ⓘ

United States–Native American treaties → hasPart → Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek ⓘ

Choctaw people → treaty → Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek ⓘ

“Five Civilized Tribes” → treaty → Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek ⓘ

subject surface form: Five Civilized Tribes

Greenwood LeFlore → notableWork → Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negotiation of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek

Greenwood LeFlore → treaty → Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek ⓘ