Creek War of 1836

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The Creek War of 1836 was a conflict in Alabama and Georgia in which U.S. forces suppressed Creek resistance, leading to the forced removal of the Creek people along the Trail of Tears.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American–United States conflict
conflict
war
alsoKnownAs Second Creek War
appliesToJurisdiction State of Alabama
State of Georgia
belligerent Muscogee (Creek) people
United States
conflictType Indian removal conflict
frontier war
consequence expansion of cotton agriculture in former Creek lands
further weakening of Creek political autonomy
relocation of Creek people to Indian Territory
countryInvolved United States
endTime 1837
followedBy continued Creek removal operations
hasCause U.S. expansion into Creek lands
enforcement of Indian Removal policies
land disputes between Creek people and white settlers
violations of earlier treaties with the Creek Nation
hasEffect demographic transformation of Alabama and Georgia
further marginalization of Native nations in the Southeast
opening of Creek lands to white settlement
historicalPeriod Antebellum period in the United States
involvesEthnicGroup Muscogee (Creek)
white American settlers
location Alabama
Georgia
Southeastern United States
opponent Muscogee (Creek) Nation
U.S. Army
state militias
partOf Indian Wars
U.S. Indian removal conflicts
relatedTo Andrew Jackson-era Indian policy
First Creek War
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Seminole Wars
Trail of Tears
result Creek removal along the Trail of Tears
U.S. victory
forced removal of Creek people
large-scale Creek dispossession of land
suppression of Creek resistance
startTime 1836

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