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Lesson 2 (pages 76-77)
• Tensions grew between Creeks who lived as Indians and those who adopted the ways of the settlers.
• Chief Tecumseh was a great orator and urged the Indians to keep the traditions and ways of their people.
Lesson 2 (pages 78-79)• Creek War of 1813-1814. The Creeks
were divided.
• Some Creeks (Red Sticks) wanted _____. William Weatherford or “Red Eagle” was among their leaders.
• Others (White Sticks) wanted _____. They were joined by the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians.
• The Creek War began with a fight at ____ ____ ____.
Lesson 2 (pages 80-81)
• The Fort Mims massacre occurred when William Weatherford or “Red Eagle” led the Red Sticks in an attack that begun as the settlers were eating _____.
• Approximately 250 died at Fort Mims.
Lesson 2 (pages 82-83)• The Choctaw Indians promised
“perpetual peace & friendship” to the Americans after they won their Independence.
• They helped out the Americans during the Creek War.
• Pushmataha was a strong leader of the Choctaw Indians.
Lesson 2 (page 84)• The Canoe Fight in the Middle of the
Alabama River..
• 3 members of local militia saw 9 painted Indians in a large war canoe coming down the river, so they jumped into a small canoe and paddled out. The men and Indians fought hand to hand.
• The Indians lost and 4 men became heroes.
Lesson 2 (page 85)• Fall of 1813—Choctaw, Chickasaw,
Cherokee, White Stick Creeks, and Andrew Jackson with his militia, The Tennessee Volunteers, joined to fight the Red Sticks.
• Jackson & The Volunteers destroyed the village of Tallaseehatchee.
• Chief Pushmataha’s Choctaw warriors attacked Holy Ground and defeated the Indians.
Lesson 2 (page 86)• The Red Sticks never received all
the arms & ammunition promised by Spain and Great Britain.
• Under the leadership of Chief Menewa, they gathered at a small bend on the Tallapoosa River.
• General Jackson saw their position and said “they have penned themselves up for slaughter.”
Lesson 2 (page 86)• On March 27, 1814, General Jackson closed in
on the fortified position.
• Cherokee Indians swam the river and destroyed the Creek canoes to prevent escape.
• Chief Menewa and his warriors were trapped in the horseshoe.
• The battle lasted all day and it was said that the river ran red with blood for hours afterward.
Lesson 2 (pages 86-87)
• More than 800 warriors were killed. Chief Menewa was badly wounded and somehow managed to escape.
• American losses were very light.
• The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was the last battle of the Creek War.
Lesson 2 (page 88)• William Weatherford or “Red Eagle”
was a leader of the Red Sticks.
• He tried to stop the massacre at Fort Mims but his followers would not listen to him so he left.
• After the battle at Horseshoe Bend some Indians who survived began to suffer from hunger and exposure. To save his people, he surrendered to General Andrew Jackson.
Lesson 2 (page 89)• Andrew Jackson’s victory over the
Creeks and the battle of Horseshow Bend made Jackson an American Hero.
• He and his wife raised a baby they found at the Battle of Tallaseehatchee.
• He later became president of the United States.
Lesson 2 (page 90)• After the war, Alabama Indians ceded more land
to the United States. The Indian way of life had changed; there was less deer trading because white traders were not honest in their dealings.
• When Andrew Jackson was president of the U.S. tribal Indians were removed from their lands in Alabama. They were forced to move to Oklahoma Territory to live on reservations.
• Their march away from their Alabama land and homes is called the Trail of Tears.