The Treaty of Fort Confederation was signed on October 17, 1802 between the Choctaw (an American Indian

Native Americans in the United States

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 tribe) and the United States Government. The treaty ceded about 10000 acres (40.5 km²) of Choctaw land, including the site of Fort Tombecbe

Fort Tombecbe

Fort Tombecbe , also spelled Tombecbee and Tombeché, was a stockade fort located on the Tombigbee River near the border of French Louisiana, in what is now Sumter County, Alabama. It was constructed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville in 1736-37 as trading post about...

, also known as Fort Confederation.

Terms

The preamble begins with,
1. Boundary lines to be re-marked

2. Title to lands released to the U.S.

3. Alteration of old boundary

4. When the treaty will take effect

Signatories

James Wilkinson

James Wilkinson

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, Tuskona Hoopoio, Mingo Pooskoos, Poosha Matthaw

Pushmataha

Pushmataha , the "Indian General", was one of the three regional chiefs of the major divisions of the Choctaw in the nineteenth century. Many historians considered him the "greatest of all Choctaw chiefs"...

, Oak Chummy, Tuskee Maiaby, Latalahomah, Mooklahoosoopoieh, Mingo Hom Astubby, Tuskahoma, Silas Dinsmoor (Agent to the Choctaws), John Pitchlynn, Turner Brashears, Peter H. Naisalis, and John Long.

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 Adams
  Treaty of Fort Adams
  The Treaty of Fort Adams was signed on December 17, 1801 between the Choctaw and the United States Government. The treaty ceded about of Choctaw land...
  
  
• 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

External links

• (Treaty with the Choctaw, 1802)