Fort Jackson Treaty

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The Fort Jackson Treaty was an 1814 agreement in which the United States forced the Creek Nation to cede vast territories in the Southeast following their defeat in the Creek War.

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instanceOf peace treaty
appliesToTerritory Creek Nation lands in present-day Alabama
Creek Nation lands in present-day Georgia
Southeastern United States NERFINISHED
category 1814 in the United States
Treaties involving Native Americans
Treaties of the United States
country United States of America
dateSigned 1814-08-09
effect expansion of U.S. settlement in the Southeast
massive loss of Creek land base
opening of Alabama and Georgia to cotton plantation expansion
weakening of Creek political power
followsEvent Battle of Horseshoe Bend NERFINISHED
defeat of Red Stick Creeks
hasType land-cession treaty
unequal treaty
historicalPeriod Creek War NERFINISHED
War of 1812 era
imposedBy Andrew Jackson NERFINISHED
United States military victory
language English
legalStatus ratified by the United States
namedAfter Fort Jackson NERFINISHED
party Creek Nation NERFINISHED
Lower Creek factions
Red Stick Creek faction NERFINISHED
United States government NERFINISHED
precedesEvent further dispossession of Creek lands in the 19th century
increased U.S. control over Alabama and Georgia
relatedTo Andrew Jackson's Indian policy
Indian removal in the Southeast
U.S. expansionism
requiredCessionOf large portions of central Alabama
large portions of southern Georgia
over 20 million acres of Creek land
resultOf Creek War NERFINISHED
War of 1812-era conflict in the Southeast
signedAt Fort Jackson NERFINISHED
signedBy Creek Nation NERFINISHED
Major General Andrew Jackson NERFINISHED
Red Stick Creek representatives
United States of America NERFINISHED
signedIn Alabama Territory NERFINISHED
stipulated cession of Creek lands to the United States
establishment of new boundaries for Creek territory
hostilities between Creek Nation and United States to cease
yearSigned 1814

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Treaty of Fort Jackson alsoKnownAs Fort Jackson Treaty