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Ch.6/Lesson 6 Indian Removal Act

Ch.6/Lesson 6 Indian Removal Act. The Oconee War-between the Creek Indians and the Georgia settlers. Treaty of New York-and agreement between President Washington and the Indians; Indians gave up the land east of the Oconee River. The government agreed to help the Indians start farms.

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Ch.6/Lesson 6 Indian Removal Act

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  1. Ch.6/Lesson 6Indian Removal Act The Oconee War-between the Creek Indians and the Georgia settlers. Treaty of New York-and agreement between President Washington and the Indians; Indians gave up the land east of the Oconee River. The government agreed to help the Indians start farms. The Creek War-those who wanted war were called red sticks and those who didn’t want war were called white sticks.

  2. Indian Removal Act (Continued) • Murder of Chief McIntosh-Chief McIntosh ceded land to the government. Creek Indians were mad at him so they set his house on fire, shot him, stabbed him, and scalped him. • 1830 congress passed the Indian Removal Bill. • Removal of the Creek- Creeks were moved from Georgia and Alabama to Oklahoma.

  3. Indian Removal (cont. • Creeks were forced to beg for food in the streets. Some died of small pox, some houses were burned, and items were stolen. • Removal of the Cherokee-all Cherokee laws were void, we took over all of their land, we could claim the gold on their land (Dahlonega), a Cherokee could be hurt or killed without the fear of being punished, and they lost their legal rights.

  4. Indian Removal Act (Continued, once again) • A lottery was held and the Cherokee land was divided and sold to white men. • The Trail of Tears- In 1830 the removal of the Cherokee began. More than 100,000 were displaced (removed) from 200,000,000 acres of land that had been their’s for thousands of years. • The journey was a 7 hundred to 8 hundred mile walk. It took approx. six months to make the trip. • Many Indians died from diseases such as cholera, dysentery, fever. On the journey some died due to little food and winter snow.

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