Essays Tagged: "Creek"

A people's history of the United States - "As Long as Grass Grows and Water Runs" Summary and reflections.

ewards in land and goods. When the war ended, Jackson and friends of his began buying up the seized Creek lands.Zinn states that Rogin said it was "the largest single Indian cession of southern Americ ... t was "the largest single Indian cession of southern American land." Jackson's 1814 treaty with the Creeks started something new and important. Settlers moved into Indian lands and there fore the Indi ...

(2 pages) 26 0 4.0 May/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Family Against Family - Fort Mims, 1813

gy was just coming out of an adjacent row followed closely by Mary, both with full aprons."When the Creeks attacked long ago," she clarified."I was afraid but I was also angry," I responded, reaching ... d happened those seven years ago when brother fought brother and family rose against family and the Creek Nation was never again the same.I explained that during the summer of 1813, some Creeks living ...

(20 pages) 0 0 0.0 Sep/2014

Subjects: History Term Papers