Jean-Marc Serme, Le traité de Fort Jackson, 9 août 1814. Andrew Jackson et la création d’un nouveau Sud

Abstract

This paper aims to show the motives and goals of the different actors of the War of 1812 as expressed through the Muscogee Creek War (1813-1814). The fate of the region was sealed when a gigantic land cession was conceded by Native Americans in the Treaty of Fort Jackson. Aug.9, 1814, symbolizes both the end of Native American clout in the Old Southwest and the beginning of a new era in Southern history. Andrew Jackson played a key-role in this shift in power. Other individuals, but also social groups and entire nations were involved in a complex web of relationships and cultural, political and economic conflicts.

Mots clés

Andrew Jackson, le Sud, la guerre de 1812, les Amérindiens, Muscogee Creek, l’Espagne, la Grande-Bretagne
Andrew Jackson, the South, the War of 1812, Native Americans, Muscogee Creek, Spain, Britain

Jean-Marc Serme est maître de conférences à l’Université de Bretagne occidentale — Brest.

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