Native Nations
This Native nation was divided during the Creek War between those who wanted to accommodate American influence and those who wanted to resist American expansion and defend traditional Muscogee land and culture.
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation
What did the United States purchase from France in 1803?
Louisiana Purchase
What conflict began in 1813 as an internal struggle between different factions of the Muscogee Nation?
The Creek War
Established in 1817, this military post was built along the Arkansas River to maintain order and peace on the western frontier.
Fort Smith
This word describes the authority of a nation or government to rule itself without outside control.
Sovereignty
This Native nation had a historic homeland that included parts of present-day Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
The Osage
What was Lovely's Purchase?
Land in present-day northeastern Oklahoma set aside for Western Cherokee settlement after negotiations with the Osage.
In June 1817, what battle occurred when a Cherokee war party attacked an Osage village near the Verdigris River?
The Battle of Claremore Mound
This type of boat was commonly used to transport people and supplies along rivers before railroads
A Keelboat
This man served as Governor of the Missouri Territory and Superintendent of Indian Affairs and negotiated the 1818 Treaty with the Osage.
William Clark
Name three activities that were important parts of Osage society.
Agriculture, hunting, trade, diplomacy, and warfare.
Who negotiated Lovely's Purchase?
William Lovely
The Battle of Claremore Mound was also known as what?
The Battle of Strawberry Moon
Established in 1824, this became the first permanent U.S. military post in present-day Oklahoma.
Fort Gibson.
This term describes the edge of American settlement where few permanent towns existed and government control was limited.
Frontier
European trade increased Osage regional influence, but it also brought these four major pressures.
Disease, warfare, territorial competition, and increased pressure over land.
This treaty was negotiated between the US and the Osage. It gave Osage land to the US and set up Fort Osage
1808 Osage Treaty
What 1814 battle, led by Andrew Jackson against the Red Sticks, effectively ended the Creek War?
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Fort Gibson was strategically located near the junction of these three rivers.
The Arkansas, Verdigris, and Grand Rivers.
This man served as Secretary of War and instructed William Clark to negotiate peace between the Osage and Cherokee.
John C. Calhoun
During the Creek War, this faction of the Muscogee strongly opposed American expansion, land cessions, and growing American influence.
The Red Sticks.
This treaty gave up 23 million acres of Creek land to the US government and ended the Creek War
Treaty of Fort Jackson
In August 1813, Red Stick forces attacked this Fort in present-day Alabama.
Fort Mims
Who established Fort Gibson on April 21, 1824, making it the first permanent U.S. military post in present-day Oklahoma?
Matthew Arbuckle
This Cherokee leader led many of the first Cherokee to settle west of the Mississippi River and helped establish the Western Cherokee government.
Tahlonteeskee