Creeks in Georgia
Alicia Salomon & maida delangel
Creeks in Georgia
Creeks have had all their land taken from them. Alexander McGillvray and William McIntosh toke it from them. They sold their land, which was against Creek Law. They were forced from their homes and made to walk hundreds of miles. And many Creeks died.
Alexander McGillivray
He was the Creek Leader. He was the leader during the Oconee War. He signed the Treaty of New York. Which is when the Creeks had to give up all their land east of the Oconee River.
William McIntosh
He was the Creek Chief who signed the Treaty of Indian Springs. United States paid $200,000 to buy last of the Creek land. Creeks who were unhappy,or angry,killed him as result.
Trail of Tears
7,000 troops arrived to remove Cherokees and Creeks from their homes. 15,000 or more refused to leave.The troops forced them into stockades, which are make-shift prisons,and hundreds of Cherokee died.
The Cherokee
John Ross was the a Cherokee chief, and he took petition to congress protesting the Cherokee removal from their land. Andrew Jackson signed Indian removal in 1830. Which means all Native Americans had to move to western territories. Some of the Cherokee escaped into the North Carolina Mountains . Other s took the 700-800 mile walk.During this walk, About 4000 died from hypothermia, insufficient clothes, hunger,and dehydration.