Table of Contents Preface 1 1. Before European Intrusion and Early Patterns of Exploitation 3 2. Jamestown 6 3. Pushing West from the Virginia Coastal Region (1646-1687) 11 4. England and France Compete and Clash 14 5. The Cherokee and the French and Indian War 16 6. The Carolinas, Georgia, and the Southern Tribes (1663-1763) 20 7. Southern Tribes after the Proclamation of 1763 (1763-1775) 28 8.

Virginia and the Cherokee Agree on a Boundary (1768-1771) 35 9. Land Grabbers and Early Kentucky Settlements 40 10. The Southern Frontier during the War Years (1775-1783) 46 11. The Creek and a Vacillating Partner (1783-1789) 52 12. The Creek Deal with the Federal Government and Spain (1789-1795) 58 13. The Chickasaw and Choctaw (1783-1795) 64 14. Benjamin Hawkins Leads 68 15. The Cherokee, State of Franklin, and North Carolina 72 16.

The Cherokee, the Creek, the Chickamauga, and the New Federal Government (1789-1796) 80 17. Blount's Downfall and a 1797 Treaty Line 88 18. Jefferson and the Southern Nations (1801-1809) 92 19. Jefferson after the Louisiana Purchase and Anarchy in 1810 98 20. The Creek War (1813-1814) 106 21. Andrew Jackson's 20 Million Acres and the Battle of New Orleans (1814-1815) 114 22. Exploiting the Mississippi Territory (1815-1816) 118 23. The Cherokee of the East and West (1817-1828) 125 24.

The Chickasaw and Choctaw (1816-1820) 129 25. The Creek (1818-1829) 134 26. Jackson and Florida (1816-1829) 137 27. Removal to the West--Choctaw 146 28. Removal to the West--Chickasaw 152 29. The Betrayal of the Creek 158 30. Seminole Saga 164 31. The Cherokee versus Georgia 172 32.

Cherokee Intransigence 178 33. The Trail of Tears 186 34. After the Exodus 193 Chapter Notes 199 Bibliography 211 Index 217.