THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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It ended the Creek War.
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It ended the War of 1812.
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It was a big victory for the British.
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It was a big victory for the Creek Indians.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Upon defeat, the Creeks ceded 23, 000, 000 acres of land (half of Alabama and part of southern Georgia); they were forcibly removed to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) in the 1830s.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaty of Fort Jackson ended the fighting of the Creek War, but began a series of negotiations between the Creek community and the U.S. Government for land, property, and monetary resources. Under the terms of the treaty, the Creek Nation ceded nearly 22 million acres to the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was fought on March 27, 1814. Red Eagle was not present that day, but more than 1, 000 Creek warriors were assembled behind a barricade that crossed the neck of the peninsula. In the toe of the peninsula, in Tohopeka Village, were another 500 women and children.
Detailed explanation-5: -Creek War, (1813–14), war that resulted in U.S. victory over Creek Indians, who were British allies during the War of 1812, resulting in vast cession of their lands in Alabama and Georgia.