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    Creek War - Wikipedia

    • The Creek War (also the Red Stick War or the Creek Civil War) was a regional conflict between opposing Native American factions, European powers, and the United States during the early 19th century. The Creek War began as a conflict within the tribes of the Muscogee, but the United States quickly became involved. British traders and Spanish colonial officials in Fl… See more

    Background

    Creek militancy was a response to increasing United States cultural and territorial encroachment into their … See more

    Course of the war

    Creeks who did not support the war became targets for the prophets and their followers, and began to be murdered in their sleep or burned alive. Warriors of the prophets' parties also began to attack the property of … See more

    DateJuly 22, 1813 – August 9, 1814 · (1 year, 2 weeks and 4 days)
    LocationAmerican South
    ResultUnited States victory · Treaty of Fort Jackson
    Territorial changesMuscogee cede 22 million acres of land in Alabama and Georgia to the United States
    Results

    On August 9, 1814, Andrew Jackson forced headmen of both the Upper and Lower towns of Creek to sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson. Despite protest of the Creek chiefs who had fought alongside Jackson, the Creek … See more

    See also

    • Indian Campaign Medal
    • List of Indian massacres
    • George Mayfield, interpreter and spy for Andrew Jackson, later honored by the Creek for his integrity during treaty negotiations… See more

    Sources

    • Adams, Henry (1889). History of the United States of America During the Administrations of James Madison.
    • Braund, Kathryn E. Holland, ed. (2006). Deerskins and Duffels: The Creek Indian Trade with … See more

    Further reading

    • Richard D. Blackmon. The Creek War, 1813-1814. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, United States Army, 2014.
    • Mike Bunn and Clay Williams. Battle for the Southern Frontier: The Creek War and the War of 181… See more

    External links

    • "The Creek War 1813-1814", Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, National Park Service See more

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