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Chapter 6 Notes
| Term | Term |
|---|---|
| Georgia compact was an agreement w/ the U.S Government t in which (1) Georgia gave up land to the west (2)U.S paid them $1.25 mill and (3)U.S would remove Indians from Georgia as soon as possible | John Calhoun was secretary of war and primary creator of Indians removal |
| He believed if indians were educated like colonist, they would realize removal was best for them | Education programs were supported by churches ,tribes and U.S government |
| Choctaws were chosen to be removed 1st b/c they made fastest progress in the ed programs | Andrew Jackson,who was Indian commissioner , told Pushmataba to move west or die in the east.As a result , Choctaw signed their 1st removal treaty , Treaty of Doak's stand |
| Treaty of doak's stand was abolished b/c Choctaw land Indian territory was already settled by 3000 whites | INDIAN REMOVAL ACT of 1830 did not authorize forced removal but many Indians realized removal was inevitable |
| In September 1830,Choctaw met w/ government representatives , the Choctaw missionaries were not allowed to attend the meeting | TREATY OF DANCING RABBIT CREEK Choctaw provisions (1) cede 10 million acres in Mississippi (2) accept a similar amount in Indian Territory (3) remove over a 3 year period |
| Treaty of dancing Rabbit Creek Government provisions (1) pay for removal (2) protect the Choctaw (3) pay 20,000 annuity for 20 year | Treaty of dancing rabbit creek established government policy on Indians removal treaties |
| 4,000 Choctaw left in the 1st removal group in Oct 1831 250 died | 1st removal was a disaster b/c of poor planing , lack of supplies and sever winter weather |
| Private contractors were too expressive so the army was ordered to carry out the 2nd removal | Many whites who lived along the removal routes wrote letters to Washington D.D about the Choctaw's treatment during removal |
| The upper creeks were full-bloods led by opothleyahola | the lower creeks ere mixed - bloods led by the McIntosh family |
| In 1811 the creek council passed a law stating that anyone who ceded creek land w/o the council's approval would be executed | Tecumseh, shaunee chief asked the creek an Indian confederacy . the creek council refused |
| The red sticks were creek warriors who carried red war clubs that were blessed by a shaman | William McIntosh signed the Treaty of Indians Springs to remove the creeks the led to his execution |
| Pres John Adams Quincy declared the treaty invalid | In 1832 opothleyahola signed a treaty that included (1)creeks cede all land east of Mississippi River (2)They will leave as soon possible and (3)U.S will pay for removal |
| 15,000 creeks refuse to leave 2,5000 had to be removed in claims | General windfield scott was sent to remove the creeks |
| After arriving at Ft. Gibson in Spring of 1837 3500 creeks died from disease and exposure |
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