Knowledge

Choctaw Trail of Tears

Source 📝

284:
members" gained land by signing the treaty. According to Foreman, LeFlore had a personal interest in removing the tribes, as he boasted to President Jackson about his ability to remove them even if the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was not ratified. Before the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek had been ratified, the government allowed LeFlore to send numerous unorganized and ill-provisioned tribe members to the west in the first wave of removal. Of the one thousand Choctaw emigrants sent west by Leflore, Foreman said that only eighty-eight arrived. Since then, other historians have suggested that some Choctaw favored removal because they pragmatically wanted to try to get the best deal from a US that seemed implacably intent on forcing them out.
280:. It, and one of the first "significant achievement of Calhoun's policy of moderation." The treaty had the Choctaws ceding five million acres of land, but they were to receive thirteen million acres of land in Arkansas. This treaty foreshadows the removal and degradation of all Indians. This became problematic because the people in Arkansas felt as though their government had abandoned them in order to remove the Indians from Mississippi, so they began launching an all-out effort to prevent the treaty from being ratified. Although the treaty was ratified, President Jackson appointed a surveyor to find another border line that would give the Choctaws the same amount of land without upsetting the status quo of the whites. 216:
bones; they left them as a sacred deposit, and we have been compelled to venerate its trust; it dear to us, yet we cannot stay, my people are dear to me, with them I must go. Could I stay and forget them and leave them to struggle alone, unaided, unfriended, and forgotten, by our great father? I should then be unworthy the name of a Choctaw, and be a disgrace to my blood. I must go with them; my destiny is cast among the Choctaw people. If they suffer, so will I; if they prosper, then will I rejoice. Let me again ask you to regard us with feelings of kindness.
445: 1241: 186: 112: 254:, and the Chief of Western Division was James King, Jr (Frenchimastvbe') representing the Royal Governor Carondolet. Spain made the earliest claims to the Choctaw country, followed by French claims starting in the late 17th century. Following the Treaty of San Lorenzo, the new United States laid claim to Choctaw country starting in 1795. 304:. When the Choctaw signed the treaty of Fort St. Stephens, they believed they were at "a friendly banquet a meeting of opposing forces". In exchange for the land, the Choctaw received a $ 6,000 annuity for the next 20 years, and goods such as guns, blankets, and tools for an additional value of $ 10,000. 299:
and the respect for his service from the age of 13 in siding with the French of New France. As many Choctaw fought in the Battle of 1812, some Americans began to view them as allies. They were treated better by white settlers and by the natives from Dimery Settlement who entered into Ft Adams after
472:
The Choctaw remaining in Mississippi described their situation in 1849, "we have had our habitations torn down and burned, our fences destroyed, cattle turned into our fields and we ourselves have been scourged, manacled, fettered and otherwise personally abused, until by such treatment some of our
468:
occurred in three migrations during the 1831–33 period including the devastating winter blizzard of 1830–31 and the cholera epidemic of 1832. About 2,500 died along the trail of tears. Approximately 5,000–6,000 Choctaws remained in Mississippi in 1831 after the initial removal efforts. For the next
241:
The Choctaw and the United States agreed to nine treaties between 1786 and 1830. The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was the last to be signed by which the Choctaw Nation agreed to cede the last of their lands in the Southeast. Choctaw land was systematically obtained by European governments and the
226:
The people in the first wave of removal suffered the most. The second and third wave "sowed their fields promptly and experienced fewer hardships than the Indians of most of the other expatriated tribes." Removal continued throughout the 19th century. In 1846 1,000 Choctaw removed, and by 1930 only
215:
We go forth sorrowful, knowing that wrong has been done. Will you extend to us your sympathizing regards until all traces of disagreeable oppositions are obliterated, and we again shall have confidence in the professions of our white brethren. Here is the land of our progenitors, and here are their
283:
Although many leaders of the Choctaw tribe were opposed to the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, Grant Foreman in 1953 wrote that "most of the leaders had been aligned securely by bribery with the government and the treaty." Greenwood LeFlore, Nitakechi, Mushulatubbe, and more than 50 other "favored
268:
The Treaty of Mount Dexter was signed in November 1805, and under it the Choctaw ceded more land than by any of the previous treaties. During this time, the plan of the Jefferson administration was to force the Choctaw into debt through trading and then allow them to pay that debt back with their
245:
The Choctaw considered European laws and diplomacy foreign and puzzling. They found the writing of agreements to be the most confusing aspect of treaty making, as they had no system of written language. As with many Native Americans, the Choctaw transmitted their history orally from generation to
477:
was rampant. Joseph B. Cobb, who moved to Mississippi from Georgia, described the Choctaw as having "no nobility or virtue at all, and in some respect he found blacks, especially native Africans, more interesting and admirable, he considered the red man inferior in every way. The Choctaw and
257:
The Choctaw signed the Treaty of Hopewell in 1786. Although it did not cede any land to the United States, this treaty was important because Article 9 gave the United States Congress the right to regulate, trade, and "manage all their affairs in such a manner as they think proper".
478:
Chickasaw, the tribes he knew best, were beneath contempt, that is, even worse than black slaves." The removals continued well into the early 20th century. In 1903, three hundred Mississippi Choctaws were persuaded to move to the Nation in Oklahoma.
242:
US through treaties, legislation, and threats of warfare. The Choctaw had made treaties with Great Britain, France, and Spain, before nine with the United States. Some treaties, like the Treaty of San Lorenzo, indirectly affected the Choctaw.
265:. The Choctaw believed that ceding over 2 million acres to the United States would be enough to satisfy the American need for land, but it was not. Six months later General Wilkinson came back asking for more land and a new treaty. 269:
land. In the case of the Mount Dexter Treaty, the Choctaw received $ 48,000 for the 4.1 million acres of land that they were giving up. With this money, they had to pay back $ 51,000 to the trading houses they used.
250:
ko" (chief) to represent them. During the Treaty of Natchez, 1793, the Upper Town Chief was last name King according to curated (verified genealogist research), the Chief of Six Towns was
1862: 165:
as saying that the removal was a "trail of tears and death." Since removal, the Choctaw have developed since the 20th century as three federally recognized tribes: the largest, the
197:
After ceding nearly 11,000,000 acres (45,000 km), the Choctaw migrated in three stages: the first in the fall of 1831, the second in 1832, and the last in 1833. The
1736: 549: 288: 1784: 1210: 1882: 1857: 1796: 295:. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw chose to stay in Mississippi and not remove, partly due to the Nation of Choctaw Chief being Brig. General 1892: 901: 1887: 287:
American pressure to force the Choctaw to cede their land continued until the Choctaw fought as their allies against the Creek in the
1275: 1741: 246:
generation. During treaty negotiations, the three main Choctaw tribal areas (Upper Towns, Six towns, and Lower Towns) had a "M
1779: 1183: 977: 911: 881: 586: 553: 1872: 1811: 1025: 997: 1488: 1078: 170: 1611: 1847: 1842: 1837: 1508: 291:. This was in part a civil war within the nation that broke out while the US was engaged against Great Britain in the 1665: 1647: 1623: 1168: 1052: 1653: 1641: 1531: 1526: 1867: 1635: 1312: 1789: 1719: 1695: 1659: 1158: 502: 425: 198: 1816: 1707: 1587: 1575: 1677: 1268: 1122: 1087: 1083: 1074: 347: 174: 386: 1397: 1153: 1070: 166: 1629: 1605: 1593: 1420: 412: 399: 360: 160: 658: 1683: 1478: 1227: 1204: 1173: 497: 236: 1877: 1581: 1438: 1261: 993: 1801: 1617: 1569: 1551: 1369: 1199: 1102: 373: 873: 864: 1758: 1336: 1045: 834: 811: 785: 762: 277: 1753: 1689: 1599: 1380: 1318: 1300: 1178: 953:
Walter, Williams (1979). "Three Efforts at Development among the Choctaws of Mississippi".
334: 8: 1713: 1701: 1117: 465: 69: 469:
ten years they were objects of increasing legal conflict, harassment, and intimidation.
115:
The complete Choctaw Nation shaded in blue in relation to the U.S. state of Mississippi.
1444: 1426: 1364: 1342: 1324: 1306: 646: 619: 456:
Nearly 15,000 Choctaws together with 1000 slaves made the move to what would be called
444: 321: 159:
in the 1830s by the United States government. A Choctaw Miko (chief) was quoted by the
623: 1671: 1112: 973: 932: 907: 877: 827: 804: 778: 755: 582: 545: 208: 152: 1852: 1763: 1748: 1536: 1414: 1374: 1244: 1107: 1038: 615: 611: 457: 449: 301: 156: 124: 74: 1463: 1432: 1001: 1546: 1541: 1498: 1483: 1408: 1330: 1284: 487: 273: 202: 28: 1831: 1473: 1348: 201:
was ratified by the U.S. Senate on February 25, 1830, and the U.S. President
92: 38: 1806: 1493: 103: 1503: 1148: 1132: 579:
Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw Indians
507: 292: 262: 261:
The Treaty of Fort Adams was signed to cede the land at the mouth of the
144: 865:"The Mississippi Choctaw: From the Removal Treaty of the Federal Agency" 1468: 296: 251: 132: 927:
Baird, David (1973). "The Choctaws Meet the Americans, 1783 to 1843".
148: 461: 185: 140: 1253: 1127: 1061: 492: 136: 128: 111: 56: 936: 1026:
Remote Sensing Technology to Understanding the Choctaw Removals
641:. Tulane Univ.& Hancock, MS Historical Society. p. 56. 474: 970:
Red, White, and Black; Symposium on Indians in the Old South
577:
Swanton, John (1931). "Choctaw Social and Ceremonial Life".
550:"1831 – December – George W. Harkins to the American People" 205:
was anxious to make the Choctaw project a model of removal.
221:
George W. Harkins, George W. Harkins to the American People
1863:
Forced migrations of Native Americans in the United States
1030: 676:. The University of Tennessee Press Knoxville. p. 18. 848: 846: 844: 784:. Oklahoma: The University of Oklahoma Press. pp.  992: 833:. Oklahoma: The University of Oklahoma Press. p.  810:. Oklahoma: The University of Oklahoma Press. p.  761:. Oklahoma: The University of Oklahoma Press. p.  694: 692: 127:
and relocation by the United States government of the
1000:. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Archived from 189:
In 1832 George Harkins, then 22 years old, wrote the
841: 931:. United States: Indian Tribal Series. p. 36. 899: 689: 863: 826: 803: 777: 754: 602:Schreier, Jesse T. (2011). "Indian or Freedman?". 131:Nation from their country, referred to now as the 968:Hudson, Charles (1971). "The Ante-Bellum Elite". 797: 795: 530:Remini, Robert (1998) . ""Brothers, Listen ...". 272:The Treaty of Doak's Stand was considered one of 1829: 1211:Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield 16:Attempted ethnic cleansing of the Choctaw Nation 957:. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. 525: 523: 961: 868:. In Samuel J. Wells and Roseanna Tuby (ed.). 792: 581:. The University of Alabama Press. p. 5. 572: 570: 1797:Native American genocide in the United States 1269: 1046: 895: 893: 538: 906:. University of Nebraska Press. p. 19. 630: 520: 972:. University of Georgia Press. p. 80. 955:Southeastern Indians: Since the Removal Era 948: 946: 920: 872:. University Press of Mississippi. p.  855: 567: 306: 300:having served in the lands of the Southern 1276: 1262: 1053: 1039: 890: 870:After Removal: The Choctaw in Mississippi 986: 943: 671: 601: 443: 184: 110: 824: 801: 775: 752: 665: 576: 544: 1883:Native American history of Mississippi 1830: 967: 952: 529: 191:Farewell Letter to the American People 1858:Ethnic cleansing in the United States 1257: 1184:Mississippi Choctaw Indian Federation 1034: 926: 861: 433:10,523,130 acres (42,585.6 km) 407:5,169,788 acres (20,921.39 km) 1893:Native American history of Oklahoma 1079:Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians 381:4,142,720 acres (16,765.0 km) 342:2,641,920 acres (10,691.5 km) 276:'s greatest achievements since the 171:Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians 13: 1888:Native American history of Alabama 1283: 674:The Removal of the Choctaw Indians 636: 14: 1904: 1019: 534:. History Book Club. p. 273. 1240: 1239: 420:2,000,000 acres (8,100 km) 368:853,760 acres (3,455.0 km) 1754:Indian barrier state (proposed) 818: 769: 746: 737: 728: 719: 710: 227:1,665 remained in Mississippi. 1292:Battles and military incidents 1159:Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek 701: 680: 616:10.2307/westhistquar.42.4.0459 595: 503:Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek 199:Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek 1: 1123:Choctaw Tribal School System 1088:Mount Tabor Indian Community 1084:MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians 1075:Jena Band of Choctaw Indians 900:Sandra Faiman-Silva (1997). 672:DeRosier, Arthur H. (1970). 604:Western Historical Quarterly 439: 175:Jena Band of Choctaw Indians 7: 1873:History of Indian Territory 1802:Reservation checkerboarding 1060: 734:DeRosier (1970), pp. 70-71. 707:DeRosier (1970), pp. 67-68. 481: 230: 180: 10: 1909: 1817:Treaty of Nicolls' Outpost 1398:Indian removals in Indiana 1391:Removals (chronologically) 1154:Chickasaw Campaign of 1736 1071:Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 903:Choctaws at the Crossroads 394:10,000 acres (40 km) 355:10,000 acres (40 km) 234: 167:Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 1848:1833 in the United States 1843:1832 in the United States 1838:1831 in the United States 1772: 1729: 1560: 1518:People who helped Indians 1517: 1454: 1421:Potawatomi Trail of Death 1390: 1357: 1291: 1237: 1220: 1192: 1141: 1095: 1068: 996:; Leigh Marshall (1997). 99: 88: 80: 63: 52: 44: 34: 26: 21: 1807:Reservation diminishment 1785:in the Thirteen Colonies 1479:George Rockingham Gilmer 1313:Battle of Horseshoe Bend 1205:List of Choctaw treaties 1174:Choctaw Capitol Building 513: 498:List of Choctaw Treaties 237:List of Choctaw Treaties 151:), to lands west of the 1790:Land claims settlements 1439:Long Walk of the Navajo 852:DeRosier (1970), p. 37. 825:Foreman, Grant (1953). 802:Foreman, Grant (1953). 776:Foreman, Grant (1953). 753:Foreman, Grant (1953). 743:DeRosier (1970), p. 74. 725:DeRosier (1970), p. 69. 716:DeRosier (1970), p. 65. 698:DeRosier (1970), p. 32. 686:DeRosier (1970), p. 30. 1868:History of Mississippi 1666:Prairie du Chien (4th) 1654:Prairie du Chien (3rd) 1648:Prairie du Chien (2nd) 1642:Prairie du Chien (1st) 1520:or documented removals 1457:and military officials 1403:Choctaw Trail of Tears 1370:Georgia Land Lotteries 1200:List of Choctaw chiefs 624:westhistquar.42.4.0459 473:best men have died." 453: 452:for the Trail of Tears 224: 194: 121:Choctaw Trail of Tears 116: 22:Choctaw Trail of Tears 1759:Indian Reserve (1763) 1561:Land cession treaties 1337:Attack at Fort Hughes 862:Satz, Ronald (1986). 639:Indians (before 1970) 447: 278:Battle of New Orleans 213: 188: 114: 1812:Reservation politics 1660:Dancing Rabbit Creek 1547:Benjamin Marie Petit 1455:American politicians 1381:Worcester v. Georgia 1319:Battle of Negro Fort 1301:Battle of Burnt Corn 426:Dancing Rabbit Creek 1737:Former reservations 1720:Buffalo Creek (4th) 1708:Buffalo Creek (3rd) 1696:Buffalo Creek (2nd) 1588:Buffalo Creek (1st) 1527:Robert C. Ambrister 1004:on October 10, 2007 466:population transfer 448:Historic Marker in 70:Population transfer 1576:Fort Stanwix (2nd) 1570:Fort Stanwix (1st) 1445:Burt Lake burn-out 1427:Sandy Lake Tragedy 1343:Battle of Ocheesee 1325:Battle of Fowltown 1307:Fort Mims massacre 1169:American Civil War 929:The Choctaw People 454: 348:Fort Confederation 195: 123:was the attempted 117: 1825: 1824: 1563:(chronologically) 1358:Policies and laws 1294:(chronologically) 1251: 1250: 979:978-0-8203-0308-6 913:978-0-8032-6902-6 883:978-0-87805-289-9 588:978-0-8173-1109-4 437: 436: 387:Fort St. Stephens 289:Creek War of 1813 209:George W. Harkins 153:Mississippi River 109: 108: 1900: 1780:Aboriginal title 1764:Unassigned Lands 1749:Indian Territory 1537:Benjamin Hawkins 1532:George Arbuthnot 1489:Thomas Jefferson 1415:Cherokee removal 1375:Manifest destiny 1278: 1271: 1264: 1255: 1254: 1243: 1242: 1193:Politics and law 1055: 1048: 1041: 1032: 1031: 1013: 1012: 1010: 1009: 990: 984: 983: 965: 959: 958: 950: 941: 940: 924: 918: 917: 897: 888: 887: 867: 859: 853: 850: 839: 838: 832: 822: 816: 815: 809: 799: 790: 789: 783: 773: 767: 766: 760: 750: 744: 741: 735: 732: 726: 723: 717: 714: 708: 705: 699: 696: 687: 684: 678: 677: 669: 663: 662: 656: 652: 650: 642: 637:Guerin, Guerin. 634: 628: 627: 599: 593: 592: 574: 565: 564: 562: 561: 552:. Archived from 542: 536: 535: 527: 458:Indian Territory 450:Marion, Arkansas 307: 222: 162:Arkansas Gazette 157:Indian Territory 125:ethnic cleansing 75:Ethnic cleansing 19: 18: 1908: 1907: 1903: 1902: 1901: 1899: 1898: 1897: 1828: 1827: 1826: 1821: 1768: 1725: 1714:La Pointe (2nd) 1702:La Pointe (1st) 1678:Payne's Landing 1612:Forbes Purchase 1562: 1556: 1519: 1513: 1464:John C. Calhoun 1456: 1450: 1433:Nome Cult Trail 1386: 1353: 1293: 1287: 1282: 1252: 1247: 1233: 1216: 1188: 1137: 1091: 1081: 1064: 1059: 1022: 1017: 1016: 1007: 1005: 991: 987: 980: 966: 962: 951: 944: 925: 921: 914: 898: 891: 884: 860: 856: 851: 842: 823: 819: 800: 793: 774: 770: 751: 747: 742: 738: 733: 729: 724: 720: 715: 711: 706: 702: 697: 690: 685: 681: 670: 666: 654: 653: 644: 643: 635: 631: 600: 596: 589: 575: 568: 559: 557: 546:Harkins, George 543: 539: 528: 521: 516: 484: 460:and then later 442: 413:Washington City 361:Hoe Buckintoopa 239: 233: 223: 220: 183: 73: 66: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1906: 1896: 1895: 1890: 1885: 1880: 1878:Trail of Tears 1875: 1870: 1865: 1860: 1855: 1850: 1845: 1840: 1823: 1822: 1820: 1819: 1814: 1809: 1804: 1799: 1794: 1793: 1792: 1787: 1776: 1774: 1773:Related topics 1770: 1769: 1767: 1766: 1761: 1756: 1751: 1746: 1745: 1744: 1733: 1731: 1727: 1726: 1724: 1723: 1717: 1711: 1705: 1699: 1693: 1687: 1684:Pontotoc Creek 1681: 1675: 1669: 1663: 1657: 1651: 1645: 1639: 1636:Indian Springs 1633: 1627: 1621: 1615: 1609: 1606:New York (2nd) 1603: 1597: 1594:New York (1st) 1591: 1585: 1579: 1573: 1566: 1564: 1558: 1557: 1555: 1554: 1549: 1544: 1542:Edward Nicolls 1539: 1534: 1529: 1523: 1521: 1515: 1514: 1512: 1511: 1506: 1501: 1499:Winfield Scott 1496: 1491: 1486: 1484:Andrew Jackson 1481: 1476: 1471: 1466: 1460: 1458: 1452: 1451: 1449: 1448: 1442: 1436: 1430: 1424: 1418: 1412: 1409:Trail of Tears 1406: 1400: 1394: 1392: 1388: 1387: 1385: 1384: 1377: 1372: 1367: 1361: 1359: 1355: 1354: 1352: 1351: 1346: 1340: 1334: 1331:Scott Massacre 1328: 1322: 1316: 1310: 1304: 1297: 1295: 1289: 1288: 1285:Indian Removal 1281: 1280: 1273: 1266: 1258: 1249: 1248: 1238: 1235: 1234: 1232: 1231: 1224: 1222: 1218: 1217: 1215: 1214: 1207: 1202: 1196: 1194: 1190: 1189: 1187: 1186: 1181: 1176: 1171: 1166: 1164:Trail of Tears 1161: 1156: 1151: 1145: 1143: 1139: 1138: 1136: 1135: 1130: 1125: 1120: 1115: 1110: 1105: 1099: 1097: 1093: 1092: 1069: 1066: 1065: 1058: 1057: 1050: 1043: 1035: 1029: 1028: 1021: 1020:External links 1018: 1015: 1014: 985: 978: 960: 942: 919: 912: 889: 882: 854: 840: 829:Indian Removal 817: 806:Indian Removal 791: 780:Indian Removal 768: 757:Indian Removal 745: 736: 727: 718: 709: 700: 688: 679: 664: 629: 610:(4): 458–479. 594: 587: 566: 537: 532:Andrew Jackson 518: 517: 515: 512: 511: 510: 505: 500: 495: 490: 488:Trail of Tears 483: 480: 441: 438: 435: 434: 431: 428: 422: 421: 418: 415: 409: 408: 405: 402: 396: 395: 392: 389: 383: 382: 379: 376: 370: 369: 366: 363: 357: 356: 353: 350: 344: 343: 340: 337: 331: 330: 327: 324: 318: 317: 314: 311: 274:Andrew Jackson 235:Main article: 232: 229: 218: 203:Andrew Jackson 182: 179: 177:in Louisiana. 107: 106: 101: 97: 96: 90: 86: 85: 82: 78: 77: 67: 64: 61: 60: 54: 50: 49: 46: 42: 41: 36: 32: 31: 29:Trail of Tears 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1905: 1894: 1891: 1889: 1886: 1884: 1881: 1879: 1876: 1874: 1871: 1869: 1866: 1864: 1861: 1859: 1856: 1854: 1851: 1849: 1846: 1844: 1841: 1839: 1836: 1835: 1833: 1818: 1815: 1813: 1810: 1808: 1805: 1803: 1800: 1798: 1795: 1791: 1788: 1786: 1783: 1782: 1781: 1778: 1777: 1775: 1771: 1765: 1762: 1760: 1757: 1755: 1752: 1750: 1747: 1743: 1740: 1739: 1738: 1735: 1734: 1732: 1728: 1721: 1718: 1715: 1712: 1709: 1706: 1703: 1700: 1697: 1694: 1691: 1688: 1685: 1682: 1679: 1676: 1673: 1670: 1667: 1664: 1661: 1658: 1655: 1652: 1649: 1646: 1643: 1640: 1637: 1634: 1631: 1628: 1625: 1622: 1619: 1616: 1613: 1610: 1607: 1604: 1601: 1598: 1595: 1592: 1589: 1586: 1583: 1582:Fort McIntosh 1580: 1577: 1574: 1571: 1568: 1567: 1565: 1559: 1553: 1552:George Winter 1550: 1548: 1545: 1543: 1540: 1538: 1535: 1533: 1530: 1528: 1525: 1524: 1522: 1516: 1510: 1509:David Wallace 1507: 1505: 1502: 1500: 1497: 1495: 1492: 1490: 1487: 1485: 1482: 1480: 1477: 1475: 1474:James Gadsden 1472: 1470: 1467: 1465: 1462: 1461: 1459: 1453: 1446: 1443: 1440: 1437: 1434: 1431: 1428: 1425: 1422: 1419: 1416: 1413: 1410: 1407: 1404: 1401: 1399: 1396: 1395: 1393: 1389: 1383: 1382: 1378: 1376: 1373: 1371: 1368: 1366: 1363: 1362: 1360: 1356: 1350: 1349:Seminole Wars 1347: 1344: 1341: 1338: 1335: 1332: 1329: 1326: 1323: 1320: 1317: 1314: 1311: 1308: 1305: 1302: 1299: 1298: 1296: 1290: 1286: 1279: 1274: 1272: 1267: 1265: 1260: 1259: 1256: 1246: 1236: 1229: 1228:Jones Academy 1226: 1225: 1223: 1219: 1213: 1212: 1208: 1206: 1203: 1201: 1198: 1197: 1195: 1191: 1185: 1182: 1180: 1177: 1175: 1172: 1170: 1167: 1165: 1162: 1160: 1157: 1155: 1152: 1150: 1147: 1146: 1144: 1140: 1134: 1131: 1129: 1126: 1124: 1121: 1119: 1116: 1114: 1111: 1109: 1106: 1104: 1101: 1100: 1098: 1094: 1090: 1089: 1085: 1080: 1076: 1072: 1067: 1063: 1056: 1051: 1049: 1044: 1042: 1037: 1036: 1033: 1027: 1024: 1023: 1003: 999: 995: 994:Ferguson, Bob 989: 981: 975: 971: 964: 956: 949: 947: 938: 934: 930: 923: 915: 909: 905: 904: 896: 894: 885: 879: 875: 871: 866: 858: 849: 847: 845: 836: 831: 830: 821: 813: 808: 807: 798: 796: 787: 782: 781: 772: 764: 759: 758: 749: 740: 731: 722: 713: 704: 695: 693: 683: 675: 668: 660: 648: 640: 633: 625: 621: 617: 613: 609: 605: 598: 590: 584: 580: 573: 571: 556:on 2015-04-02 555: 551: 547: 541: 533: 526: 524: 519: 509: 506: 504: 501: 499: 496: 494: 491: 489: 486: 485: 479: 476: 470: 467: 463: 459: 451: 446: 432: 429: 427: 424: 423: 419: 416: 414: 411: 410: 406: 403: 401: 398: 397: 393: 390: 388: 385: 384: 380: 377: 375: 372: 371: 367: 364: 362: 359: 358: 354: 351: 349: 346: 345: 341: 338: 336: 333: 332: 328: 325: 323: 320: 319: 315: 312: 309: 308: 305: 303: 298: 294: 290: 285: 281: 279: 275: 270: 266: 264: 259: 255: 253: 249: 243: 238: 228: 217: 212: 210: 206: 204: 200: 192: 187: 178: 176: 172: 168: 164: 163: 158: 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 113: 105: 102: 98: 94: 93:United States 91: 87: 83: 79: 76: 71: 68: 62: 58: 55: 51: 47: 43: 40: 39:United States 37: 33: 30: 25: 20: 1630:Doak's Stand 1624:Creek Agency 1618:Fort Jackson 1494:James Monroe 1402: 1379: 1209: 1179:Code talkers 1163: 1082: 1006:. Retrieved 1002:the original 998:"Chronology" 988: 969: 963: 954: 928: 922: 902: 869: 857: 828: 820: 805: 779: 771: 756: 748: 739: 730: 721: 712: 703: 682: 673: 667: 638: 632: 607: 603: 597: 578: 558:. Retrieved 554:the original 540: 531: 471: 455: 400:Doak's Stand 374:Mount Dexter 286: 282: 271: 267: 260: 256: 247: 244: 240: 225: 214: 207: 196: 190: 161: 120: 118: 104:Expansionism 89:Perpetrators 27:Part of the 1742:in Oklahoma 1614:(1804–1811) 1504:John Tipton 1417:(1836–1839) 1411:(1831–1838) 1405:(1831–1833) 1365:Removal Act 1345:(1817–1818) 1149:Nanih Waiya 1133:Stomp dance 655:|work= 508:Perry Cohea 316:Ceded Land 293:War of 1812 263:Yazoo River 145:Mississippi 65:Attack type 1832:Categories 1690:New Echota 1600:Greenville 1469:Lewis Cass 1230:(Oklahoma) 1008:2008-04-23 560:2008-04-23 335:Fort Adams 297:Pushmataha 252:Pushmataha 211:(Choctaw) 173:, and the 133:Deep South 95:Government 1730:Landbases 1221:Education 657:ignored ( 647:cite book 440:Aftermath 302:Tuscarora 149:Louisiana 48:1831-1833 1245:Category 1113:Religion 1108:Language 937:73-80708 548:(1831). 482:See also 462:Oklahoma 322:Hopewell 231:Treaties 219:—  181:Overview 141:Arkansas 35:Location 1853:Choctaw 1672:Cusseta 1142:History 1128:Pashofa 1103:Culture 1096:Culture 1062:Choctaw 493:Choctaw 137:Alabama 129:Choctaw 57:Choctaw 1722:(1857) 1716:(1854) 1710:(1842) 1704:(1842) 1698:(1838) 1692:(1835) 1686:(1832) 1680:(1832) 1674:(1832) 1668:(1831) 1662:(1830) 1656:(1829) 1650:(1829) 1644:(1825) 1638:(1821) 1632:(1820) 1626:(1818) 1620:(1814) 1608:(1796) 1602:(1795) 1596:(1790) 1590:(1788) 1584:(1785) 1578:(1784) 1572:(1768) 1447:(1900) 1441:(1864) 1435:(1863) 1429:(1850) 1423:(1838) 1339:(1817) 1333:(1817) 1327:(1817) 1321:(1816) 1315:(1814) 1309:(1813) 1303:(1813) 976:  935:  910:  880:  622:  585:  475:Racism 464:. The 310:Treaty 169:; the 147:, and 100:Motive 81:Deaths 59:people 53:Target 786:27–28 620:JSTOR 514:Notes 84:2,500 1118:Fair 974:ISBN 933:LCCN 908:ISBN 878:ISBN 659:help 583:ISBN 430:1830 417:1825 404:1820 391:1816 378:1805 365:1803 352:1802 339:1801 329:n/a 326:1786 313:Year 119:The 45:Date 612:doi 155:in 1834:: 1086:, 1077:, 1073:, 945:^ 892:^ 876:. 843:^ 835:42 812:38 794:^ 763:29 691:^ 651:: 649:}} 645:{{ 618:. 608:42 606:. 569:^ 522:^ 143:, 139:, 1277:e 1270:t 1263:v 1054:e 1047:t 1040:v 1011:. 982:. 939:. 916:. 886:. 874:7 837:. 814:. 788:. 765:. 661:) 626:. 614:: 591:. 563:. 248:i 193:. 135:( 72:,

Index

Trail of Tears
United States
Choctaw
Population transfer
Ethnic cleansing
United States
Expansionism

ethnic cleansing
Choctaw
Deep South
Alabama
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Indian Territory
Arkansas Gazette
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians

Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
Andrew Jackson
George W. Harkins
List of Choctaw Treaties
Pushmataha
Yazoo River
Andrew Jackson
Battle of New Orleans

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.