In March 1814, ..... attacked the Creek. He and his forces killed more than 550 Creek people in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. After this defeat, the Creek gave up most of their land.

WAR OF 1812

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In March 1814, ____ attacked the Creek. He and his forces killed more than 550 Creek people in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. After this defeat, the Creek gave up most of their land.

A	Henry Harrison
B	Tecumseh
C	Andrew Jackson
D	George Washington

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -On March 27, 1814, United States forces and Indian allies under Major General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek Indian tribe who opposed American expansion, effectively ending the Creek War.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Battle of Horseshoe Bend, also known as the Battle of Tohopeka, (27 March 1814), a U.S. victory in central Alabama over Native Americans opposed to white expansion into their terroritories and which largely brought an end to the Creek War (1813–14).

Detailed explanation-4: -The internal conflict amongst the Creeks soon turned into an all-out war. On August 30, 1813, about 1, 000 Red Sticks attacked Fort Mims, northeast of Mobile and killed all the inhabitants. The event sent shockwaves through the Alabama and Mississippi Territories along with Georgia and Tennessee.

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