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The Treaty of Pontotoc Creek was a treaty signed on October 20, 1832 by representatives of the United States and the Chiefs of the Chickasaw Nation assembled at the National Council House on Pontotoc Creek in Pontotoc, Mississippi. The treaty ceded the 6,283,804 million acres of the remaining Chickasaw homeland in Mississippi in return for ...
In 1832 after the state of Mississippi declared its jurisdiction over the Chickasaw Indians, outlawing tribal self-governance, Chickasaw chiefs assembled at the national council house on October 20, 1832 and signed the Treaty of Pontotoc Creek, ceding their remaining Mississippi territory to the U.S. and agreeing to find land and relocate west ...
Treaty of Tippecanoe (10/27/1832): lands, north central Indiana, except the Miami National Reservation [1] Treaty of Maxeeniekuekee (1834) Treaty of Tippecanoe (1834) Treaty of Potawattimie Mills (1834) Treaty of Wabash (1834): lands, western third of the Miami National Reservation. Wabash River on the north from Logansport to New Waverly and ...
Pontotoc is a Chickasaw word that means, “Land of the Hanging Grapes.” A section of the city largely along Main Street and Liberty Street has been designated the Pontotoc Historic District and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [5] The Treaty of Pontotoc Site is also listed on the National Register. [6]
Nine treaties were signed with the United States. [1] Some treaties, like the Treaty of San Lorenzo, indirectly affected the Choctaws. The Choctaws considered European laws and diplomacy foreign and puzzling. The most confusing aspect of treaty making was writing which was impressive for a people who had not developed a written system.
These divisions in the nation later led to the Treaty Party and the National Party. 1832: October 20: The Chickasaw signed the Treaty of Pontotoc with the United States, ceding their land east of the Mississippi in exchange for financial compensation and equal lands in Indian Territory. The United States did not pay the promised amount for 30 ...
Treaty of Calapooia Creek: Treaty with the Umpqua and Kalapuya: Umpqua and Kalapuya: 1854: December 9: Treaty with the Confederated Oto and Missouri: Oto and Missouri: 1854: December 26: Treaty of Medicine Creek: Treaty with the Nisqualli, Puyallup, etc. Nisqually, Puyallup and Squaxin Island: 1855: Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 Treaty of Dayton
This treaty promised 25 cents per acre for their land, less than half of what the government had initially promised. In a long letter to President Andrew Jackson in November 1832, Colbert noted the many complaints the chiefs had with the resulting Treaty of Pontotoc Creek. He restated their position, and noted their belief that General Coffee ...