what happened as settlers began to clain indian lands in the southeast
Although the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Cherokee fought for the United States against the Creek, they, too, were soon pressured to cede their lands. After the War of 1812, the federal government began to force southeastern Indians to exchange their remaining lands for land in Indian Territory.sing Primary Sources in the Classroom: Creek Indian War, 1813-1814Introduction In the early part of the sixteenth century, white explorers who visited the territory now forming the southeastern United States found it occupied by tribes of American Indians who had lived there for centuries.