THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Andrew Jackson’s troops had safe passage to get to New Orleans in time to beat the British.
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Canada never became integrated into the United States
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the Creek Indians forfeited over 20 million acres of land
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the Upper Peninsula of Michigan became part of the USA
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Detailed explanation-1: -Following the defeat at Horseshoe Bend, the remaining warriors signed the Treaty of Fort Jackson, which ended hostilities and forced the Upper Creeks to cede over 20 million acres to the United States government, virtually half of what is today Alabama.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The war ended with a decisive victory by Andrew Jackson at Horseshoe Bend in late March 1814. By the end of the war, the majority of Upper Creek people were homeless, and an estimated half of the population was either dead or seeking refuge in Spanish territory.
Detailed explanation-4: -In that battle on March 27, 1814, US Army and Tennessee militia troops under General Andrew Jackson defeated 1000 warriors from the Creek confederation, ending the Creek War of 1812–1814.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Battle of Horseshoe Bend effectively ended the Creek War and made Andrew Jackson a national hero. United States forces and Indian allies under General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek Indian tribe inspired by the Shawnee leader Tecumseh, effectively ending the Creek War.