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The taking of American Indian lands in the Southeast : a history of territorial cessions and forced relocation, 1607-1840
Title
The taking of American Indian lands in the Southeast : a history of territorial cessions and forced relocation, 1607-1840 / David W. Miller.
ISBN
9780786462773 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786462779 (softcover : alk. paper)
Published
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.
Physical Description
viii, 222 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Summary
"Between the time of the settling of Jamestown and the Trail of Tears in the 1830's, thousands of Native Americans were forced to cede land to European settlers and move westward. This book, with the aid of maps and pictures, relies primarily on the words of those involved to tell the tale of the transfer of land"--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 21, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Before European intrusion and early patterns of exploitation
Jamestown
Pushing west from the Virginia coastal region (1646-1687)
England and France compete and clash
The Cherokee and the French and Indian War
The Carolinas, Georgia, and the Southern tribes (1663-1763)
Southern tribes after the Proclamation of 1763 (1763-1775)
Virginia and the Cherokee agree on a boundary (1768-1771)
Land grabbers and early Kentucky settlements
The Southern frontier during the war years (1775-1783)
The Creek and a vacillating partner (1783-1789)
The Creek deal with the federal government and Spain (1789-1795)
The Chickasaw and Choctaw (1783-1795)
Benjamin Hawkins leads
The Cherokee, state of Franklin, and North Carolina
The Cherokee, the Creek, the Chickamauga, and the new federal government (1789-1796)
Blount's downfall and a 1797 treaty line
Jefferson and the Southern nations (1801-1809)
Jefferson after the Louisiana Purchase and anarchy in 1810
The Creek War (1813-1814)
Andrew Jackson's 20 million acres and the Battle of New Orleans (1814-1815)
Exploiting the Mississippi Territory (1815-1816)
The Cherokee of the East and West (1817-1828)
The Chickasaw and Choctaw (1816-1820)
The Creek (1818-1829)
Jackson and Florida (1816-1829)
Removal to the West
Choctaw
Removal to the West
Chickasaw
The betrayal of the Creek
Seminole saga
The Cherokee versus Georgia
Cherokee intransigence
The Trail of Tears
After the exodus.
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