Red Stick Creeks

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The Red Stick Creeks were a militant faction of the Creek Nation in the early 19th century who resisted American expansion and fought in the Creek War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Creek faction
Native American resistance movement
militant faction
activeYearsEnd 1814
activeYearsStart 1812
alternativeName Red Sticks NERFINISHED
associatedWith British support during War of 1812
Spanish Florida NERFINISHED
cause defense of Creek lands
resistance to U.S.-backed treaties
conflict Creek War NERFINISHED
War of 1812
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defeatedBy Andrew Jackson NERFINISHED
Cherokee allies of the United States
United States Army NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Creek Nation NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance major Native American resistance in the Southeast
ideology resistance to U.S. encroachment
traditionalist Creek culture
inspiredBy Native pan-Indian resistance
Tecumseh NERFINISHED
language Muscogee (Creek) NERFINISHED
legacy contributed to U.S. control of the Southeast after defeat
mainRegion Alabama NERFINISHED
Georgia NERFINISHED
Southeastern United States NERFINISHED
militaryTactics guerrilla warfare
namedAfter red-painted war clubs
notableBattle Battle of Burnt Corn NERFINISHED
Battle of Horseshoe Bend NERFINISHED
Fort Mims massacre NERFINISHED
opposedFaction Lower Creeks NERFINISHED
opposedTo American expansion
United States NERFINISHED
pro-American Creek factions
partOf Creek Nation NERFINISHED
populationType warriors and their families
religion traditional Creek religion
resultOfConflict large land cessions by Creek Nation
socialBase Upper Creeks NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 19th century
treatyConsequence Treaty of Fort Jackson NERFINISHED

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William McIntosh opponent Red Stick Creeks