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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 ...
Creek Nation (Indian Territory) Serve as protectorate, admit Indian Nations as Confederate states: n/a Choctaw and Chickasaws: 1866: United States: Washington, D.C: Besides granting amnesty for past crimes against the U.S. Government, this treaty also encourages the Choctaws and Chickasaws to seek cooperation from the plains Indians to the west ...
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]
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 ...
Treaties that were either written and opened for signature in the year 1832, or entered into force in 1832. 1827; 1828; 1829; ... Treaty of Pontotoc Creek; Treaty of ...
Each of the ninety Creek chiefs was to receive one section (1 mi 2, 2.6 km 2) of land and each Creek family was to receive one half-section (0.5 mi 2, 1.3 km 2) of land of their choosing. Despite the land grants, the treaty made clear the intention of the US government to remove as many Creeks as possible to the west in the least amount of time.
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 ...