Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek

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The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was an 1830 agreement that forced the Choctaw Nation to cede their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States and relocate west of the Mississippi River, marking one of the first major removals under the U.S. Indian Removal policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States–Native American treaty
legal agreement
treaty
associatedWith Andrew Jackson administration
Trail of Tears
category Forced migration in the United States
Native American history of Mississippi
Treaties of the United States
containsProvision land exchange for territory west of the Mississippi River
option for some Choctaw to remain and become U.S. citizens
promise of protection for Choctaw in new territory
countryAtTime United States
destinationRegion Indian Territory
present-day Oklahoma
effectOnPopulation death and hardship during removal
followedBy forced migration of Choctaw to Indian Territory
historicalSignificance first removal treaty carried into effect under the Indian Removal Act of 1830
key event in the dispossession of Native American lands in the Southeast
one of the first major removals under U.S. Indian Removal policy
language Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw language

English
legalBasisFor Choctaw removal
transfer of Choctaw land titles to the United States
locationAffected Alabama
Louisiana
linked to: Louisiana Territory

Mississippi
negotiatedBy Choctaw leaders
linked to: Choctaw people

U.S. government representatives
partOf Indian removal in the United States
United States Indian Removal policy
party Choctaw people
United States
peopleAffected Choctaw Nation
Choctaw communities in Mississippi
policyContext Indian Removal Act of 1830
precededBy earlier U.S.–Choctaw treaties
result beginning of mass Choctaw emigration
cession of Choctaw ancestral lands in the southeastern United States
grant of land in Indian Territory to the Choctaw
large-scale displacement of Choctaw people
loss of most Choctaw land in Mississippi and Alabama
removal of Choctaw Nation west of the Mississippi River
signatory Choctaw Nation
United States government
signedAt Dancing Rabbit Creek NERFINISHED
signedInPresentDay Mississippi
signedOn 1830-09-27
year 1830

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Choctaw Nation treaty Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
United States–Native American treaties hasPart Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
Choctaw people treaty Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
Five Civilized Tribes treaty Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
subject linked to: “Five Civilized Tribes”
Greenwood LeFlore notableWork Negotiation of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
linked to: Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
Greenwood LeFlore treaty Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek