Treaty of Moultrie Creek

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The Treaty of Moultrie Creek was an 1823 agreement between the United States and the Seminole that forced the tribe into a central Florida reservation and laid groundwork for future conflicts leading to the Seminole Wars.

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Treaty of Moultrie Creek canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States–Native American treaty
legal agreement
treaty
affects Seminole sovereignty in Florida
appliesTo Seminole
surface form: Seminole in Florida
associatedWith Andrew Jackson era U.S. expansionism
category 1823 in American law
History of Florida
Treaties involving indigenous peoples of North America
cededBy Seminole
cededTo United States of America
surface form: United States
consequence increased tensions between Seminole and United States authorities
laid groundwork for future conflicts leading to the Seminole Wars
countrySignatory United States of America
surface form: United States
effectOnSeminole forced relocation to a central Florida reservation
loss of traditional lands in northern Florida
followedBy later U.S.–Seminole treaties
governedBy United States federal Indian law and policy
surface form: United States federal Indian policy
hasDate 1823
historicalContext U.S. policy of Indian removal and confinement to reservations
United States expansion in Florida
historicalPeriod early 19th century
involves U.S. Indian policy
land cession
reservation policy
language English
legalStatus ratified agreement between the United States and the Seminole
locatedIn Florida
preceded Second Seminole War
providedFor annual payments to the Seminole
establishment of a Seminole reservation in central Florida
provision of supplies to the Seminole
purpose to confine Seminole to a designated reservation
to remove Seminole from most of their lands in Florida
region Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States
relatedTo Seminole Wars
restricted Seminole access to coastal areas
Seminole movement outside the reservation without permission
Seminole trade with outside parties
resultedIn creation of a central Florida reservation for the Seminole
signedAt Moultrie Creek NERFINISHED
signedInYear 1823
signedNear St. Augustine, Florida
tribalSignatory Seminole

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Seminole treaty Treaty of Moultrie Creek
Treaty of Payne’s Landing chronologicallyFollows Treaty of Moultrie Creek