USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Under the terms of the treaty, the Creek Nation ceded nearly 22 million acres to the United States. Jackson justified the seizure of so much territory as payment for the expense of an “unprovoked, inhuman, and sanguinary” war. The Treaty of Fort Jackson (August 9, 1814) ended the Creek War.

Detailed explanation-2: -Creeks who had intermarried with the Cherokee or lived within the Chickasaw Nation in Mississippi were hunted out and forced to emigrate. Some of the Creeks, mostly children, were held by whites in bondage as slaves. The overall effect of the Creek Trail of Tears was staggering.

Detailed explanation-3: -What effect did the war with the Creeks have on the United States during the War of 1812? The United States gained significant territory after a decisive defeat of the Red Stick Creeks. The British were dissatisfied with the Treaty of Ghent and sought to capture New Orleans to force a more favorable settlement.

Detailed explanation-4: -Andrew Jackson. On August 9, 1814, Major General Andrew Jackson, “Old Hickory, ” signed the Treaty of Fort Jackson ending the Creek War. The agreement provided for the surrender of twenty-three million acres of Creek land to the United States.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, fought on March 27, 1814 effectively ended Creek resistance to American advances into the southeast, opening up the Mississippi Territory for pioneer settlement.