The Creek

A detailed Summary of The Creek

The name "Creek" came from the shortening of Ocheese Creek Indians a

name given by the English to the native people living along the Ocheese

Creek. In time, the name was given to all groups of the Native American

Confederacy. All tribes living in Georgia were known to be good hunters

and farmers so food was usually not a problem within the tribes. Foods

ranging from coastal varieties to fruits and berries. Farmers were noted to

be very good at their job. Corn, rice, and potatoes were few of the favorites,

because they had large fields in their villages. Before the middle of the 16th

century the Creek's controlled almost all of Georgia. At that time the

Cherokee began to pressure them to move more inland. A tremendous

battle occurred at, Slaughter Gap in Lumpkin County in the late 1600's.

After this battle the Creek traveled to line just south of the Etowah River. A

later battle in Cherokee County made the Creek

about not only this tribe but in Indians in general.

separate tribes. Different sections of the tribe fought on either the British or

After the cession, relations between the state of Georgia and the Creek

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