WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The marker reads: “Here on February 12, 1825, William McIntosh, a friendly chief of the Creek Indians, signed the Treaty by which all lands west of the Flint River were ceded to the State of Georgia. For this, he was murdered by a band of Creeks who were opposed to the treaty.

Detailed explanation-2: -The First Treaty of Indian Springs, or more formally the Treaty with the Creeks, 1821, entailed the Creeks ceding their remaining land east of the Flint River in Georgia to the United States. The treaty made the Creek National Council even more determined to cede no more land.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1825 the second Treaty of Indian Springs, signed by Chief William McIntosh, ceded all Lower Creek land in Georgia. Not only had Troup and members of the state government manipulated McIntosh into signing, but McIntosh did so without a clear mandate from his people.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Treaty of Indian Springs, also known as the Second Treaty of Indian Springs, was an agreement between the federal government and a minority of Creek Indians, led by William McIntosh, which sold the remaining Creek land in Georgia for $200, 000.