William McIntosh, a half-Scottish and half-Creek chief, and several other Creek signed the first and second Treaty of Indian Springs. As a part of the treaties, McIntosh...

Question

A. secured his own county in Georgia's western territory
B. gave up nearly all of the Creek's land to Georgia's state government
C. guaranteed the Creek's land would be protected from white settlement
D. promised to defend the Creek's ancestral homelands

Answer 1

B. gave up nearly all of the Creek's land to Georgia's state government

William McIntosh was a controversial figure in Creek history, and the treaties he signed resulted in significant land cessions that adversely affected the Creek Nation.