e) he required the tribe to cede more than half its land to the federal government.
After Andrew Jackson defeated the hostile Creeks in Alabama during the War of 1812, he imposed a harsh treaty on them. The Treaty of Fort Jackson, signed in 1814, required the Creeks to cede more than half of their land—approximately 23 million acres—to the United States government.
After Andrew Jackson defeated hostile Creeks in Alabama during the War of 1812,
Question 25 options:
a) he decided to prohibit freed men of color from joining his military ranks.
b) he made sure to stipulate that the Creeks who fought with him would keep their land.
c) he retired from public life.
d) he went on to suffer a crushing defeat in the Battle of New Orleans.
e) he required the tribe to cede more than half its land to the federal government.
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