Alabama History Chapter 3 Study Guide

Short Answer

1. _________________ and ________________ were allies of the American colonists during the Revolutionary War.

2. At the end of the Revolutionary War, the Treaty of _____________________ recognized American Independence.

3. Benjamin Hawkins wanted the Creek Indians to _______________________>

4. The 1795 Pinckney Treaty established the border between Florida and Alabama at the ____________________________________.

5. Tecumseh was a Shawnee chief who wanted the Creek Indians to:

a. ___________________________

b. ___________________________

6. The Creek nation divided into two groups. The ________________________ wanted to go to war and the ____________________________ wanted peace.

7. List four groups that helped the settlers in their war against the Red Sticks.

a. _________________________

b. _________________________

c. _________________________

d. _________________________

8. The Red Sticks were defeated by General Jackson at the Battle of _________________________, the final battle of the Creek War.

9. The Trail of Tears refers to _________________________________________.

10. Most of the pioneers who moved to Alabama after the Creek War came from _________________________________.

11. The Vine and Olive Company was settled by ___________________________.

12. The Enabling Act gave Alabama some federal land to ______________________ and _______________________________.

13. Before the Alabama Territory could become a state it had to _________________________________________.

14. Alabama became a state in ________________________________.

Matching

15. ______Alexander McGillivray a. Choctaw chief who helped the

Americans during the Creek War

16. ______Sequoyah b. wanted Creek Indians to keep the

traditions and ways of their people

17. _______William Weatherford c. Creek chief who made treaties with

Spanish and Americans

18. ________Pushmataha d. created an alphabet for the Cherokee

Language

19. ________Andrew Jackson e. defeated the Creeks at Horseshoe Bend

20. ________Tecumseh f. a Creek chief known as Red Eagle

Essay

21. Describe and explain the causes, alliances, and outcome of the Creek War of 1813-1814.