Treaty of Tuscaloosa
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The Treaty of Tuscaloosa was an 1818 agreement by which the United States acquired lands from the Chickasaw Nation in what became known as the Jackson Purchase, opening large areas of western Kentucky and Tennessee to American settlement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Tuscaloosa canonical | 2 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land cession agreement
ⓘ
treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jackson Purchase treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialEntity |
western Kentucky
ⓘ
western Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1818 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAffected | Chickasaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | earlier Chickasaw land cessions ⓘ |
| hasEffect | expansion of U.S. territory in the lower Ohio and Mississippi Valley region ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century United States expansion ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | bilateral treaty ⓘ |
| location | Tuscaloosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jackson Purchase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party |
Chickasaw Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
cession of Chickasaw lands to the United States
ⓘ
opening of western Kentucky to American settlement ⓘ opening of western Tennessee to American settlement ⓘ |
| signatory |
Chickasaw Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
United States–Native American relations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
land acquisition ⓘ |
| year | 1818 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.