The Creek War

The Creek War(1813-1814)

Background on the Creek War

• The Creek War spanned from August 30, 1813 - August 9, 1814
• The first battle took place at Lake Tensaw/Fort Mims in Alabama and ended with the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in Alabama
• Tecumseh provoked the Red Sticks to attack for the Creek Indians and Andrew Jackson along with John Coffee led America
• The Creek War mostly took place in Alabama and a little in Georgia

By:Brendan Ward, Wayne George, Matt Brown, Brady Koveleski, Michael Manley, Travis Plystack, and Owen Wilhelm

1812 Presidential Election

Battle of Horseshoe Bend

The End of the War of 1812

• The British made their strongest move with the burning of Washington D.C. and the attack of Baltimore in late 1814.
• The Americans won their most decisive battle with the Battle of New Orleans in January 1815.
• Because of the actions of the British, the Treaty of Ghent was accepted on December 24, 1814, but not heard of until after the Battle of New Orleans.
• This signified the end of the War of 1812 and led to a new found sense of triumph and unity for the United States

• The election of 1812 was between Sec. of State James Madison and De Witt Clinton who represented the Federalists
• James Madison won a decisive election by 128 electoral votes to Clinton's 89 electoral votes
• The election took place in the background of the War of 1812 and Madison was reelected
• This allowed Madison to continue on the fight with the British in the War of 1812

• The Battle of Horseshoe Bend took place on March 27, 1814 in Tohepeka, AL
• The 1000 Red Sticks were led by Menawa and the 3200 Americans were led by Andrew Jackson
• At this battle, the Red Sticks fought hard, but after 800 of them died, they surrendered. For the Americans, only 49 were killed
• The Battle of Horseshoe Bend ended the Creek War and led to the Treaty of Ft. Jackson. It also showed Andrew Jackson's leadership that lead to his presidential election

1815

1812

The Battle of Talladega

The Treaty of Ft. Jackson

Fort Mims Massacre

• The Treaty of Ft. Jackson took place on August 9,1814 between Major General Thomas Pinckney and Benjamin Hawkins for the Creeks
• This treaty officially ended the Creek War. Because of this, the Creeks gave up 23 million acres of their land in Alabama and Georgia

• The battle of Talladega took place in Fort Leslie in Talledega County, AL on November 9th, 1813
• The 2000 American soldiers were led by Andrew Jackson who fought against the 1000 Creek Indians of the Red Stick Faction led by William Weatherford
• America took Fort Leslie while killing 300 Red Sticks. Meanwhile, 15 American soldiers died and 85 wounded
• The significance of the Battle of Talledega was that it gained more support for the American fight against the Red Sticks. It also left the Creeks depleted and demoralized with this victory and teh one at Tallashutchee

• The Fort Mims Massacre took place on August 30, 1813 in Fort Mims, Alabama(present day Baldwin County)
• The 700 Red Sticks were led by William Weatherford and the U.S. were led by Daniel Beasley and Dixon Bailey
• The outcome was the Red Sticks destroyed Fort Mims. 250 U.S. soldiers were dead and 100 were captured
• The significance of the Fort Mims Massacre was that it signified the start of the Creek War and it sparked the U.S. to defend against the Creek Indians. It also was one of the greatest successes of Indian warfare.