Treaty of Fort Adams
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The Treaty of Fort Adams was signed on December 17, 1801 between the Choctaw (an American Indian
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...

 tribe) and the United States Government. The treaty ceded about 2641920 acres (10,691.5 km²) of Choctaw land. The commissioners reported to President Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...

 that "for the first time, the bounty of the United States was implored, and we were supplicated for materials, tools, implements, and instructors, to aid their exertions, and to direct their labors ... hope, that by the liberal and well directed attention of the Government, these people may be made happy and useful; and that the United States may be saved the pain and expense of expelling or destroying them."

Significance for the Choctaw Nation

Although the treaty was originally designed for the creation of the Natchez trace, it would be the first in a series of treaty that would eventually led to the expulsion of the Choctaw Nation east of the Mississippi River.

Terms

The preamble begins with,
1. Peace and Friendship

2. Wagon road through Choctaw country

3. Boundary defined

4. Notification of survey

5. Financial compensations

6. When the treaty takes effect

Signatories

James Wilkinson
James Wilkinson
James Wilkinson was an American soldier and statesman, who was associated with several scandals and controversies. He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, but was twice compelled to resign...

, Benjamin Hawkins
Benjamin Hawkins
Benjamin Hawkins was an American planter, statesman, and United States Indian agent . He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States Senator from North Carolina, having grown up among the planter elite...

, Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens (congressman)
Andrew Pickens was a militia leader in the American Revolution and a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina.-Early life:...

, Buckshun Nubby
Apuckshunubbee
Apuckshunubbee was one of three principal chiefs of the Choctaw Native American tribe in the early nineteenth century, from before 1800. He led the western or Okla Falaya District in present-day Mississippi...

, Mingo Hom Massatubby.

See also

  • List of Choctaw Treaties
  • Treaty of Hopewell
    Treaty of Hopewell
    The Treaty of Hopewell is any of three different treaties signed at Hopewell Plantation. The plantation was owned by Andrew Pickens, and was located on the Seneca River in northwestern South Carolina. The treaties were signed between the Confederation Congress of the United States of America and...

  • Treaty of Fort Confederation
    Treaty of Fort Confederation
    The Treaty of Fort Confederation was signed on October 17, 1802 between the Choctaw and the United States Government. The treaty ceded about of Choctaw land, including the site of Fort Tombecbe, also known as Fort Confederation....

  • Treaty of Hoe Buckintoopa
    Treaty of Hoe Buckintoopa
    The Treaty of Hoe Buckintoopa was signed on August 31, 1803 between the Choctaw and the United States Government. The treaty ceded about of Choctaw land.-Terms:The preamble begins with,1...

  • Treaty of Mount Dexter
    Treaty of Mount Dexter
    The Treaty of Mount Dexter was signed between the United States and the Choctaws. The treaty was signed November 16, 1805. The area ceded was from the Natchez District to the Tombigbee Alabama River watershed, mostly in present-day Mississippi.-Terms:...

  • Treaty of Fort St. Stephens
    Treaty of Fort St. Stephens
    The Treaty of Fort St. Stephens or Treaty of Choctaw Trading House was signed between the United States and the Choctaws. The treaty was signed at the Choctaw trading house on October 24, 1816. It ceded of Choctaw land east of the Tombigbee River. The land was exchanged for 6,000 US dollars...

  • Treaty of Doak's Stand
    Treaty of Doak's Stand
    The Treaty of Doak's Stand was signed on October 18, 1820 between the United States and the Choctaw Indian tribe. Based on the terms of the accord, the Choctaw agreed to give up approximately one-half of their remaining Choctaw homeland...

  • Treaty of Washington City
    Treaty of Washington City
    The Treaty of Washington City was a treaty signed on January 20, 1825 between the Choctaw and the United States Government.-Overview:...

  • Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
    Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
    The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was a treaty signed on September 27, 1830 between the Choctaw and the United States Government. This was the first removal treaty carried into effect under the Indian Removal Act...

  • List of treaties

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