1812: Cherokee and Choctow hope for long-term U.S. alliance

As the U.S. and Britain fight the War of 1812 on fronts from Mexico to Canada, tribes seek strategic alliances with the warring parties in the hope of keeping their homelands. At the Battle of New Orleans, Cherokee and Choctaw troops join U.S. troops led by General Andrew Jackson, the governor of Florida.

Theme

Federal-Tribal Relations, Land and Water

Region

Great Plains, Northeast, Southeast