Article describes the conditions that led the Choctaw nation's decision to ally with the Confederate States of America when the United States failed to live up to its treaty promises.
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Article describes the conditions that led the Choctaw nation's decision to ally with the Confederate States of America when the United States failed to live up to its treaty promises.
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Abstract: A mid-nineteenth century drought suffered by residents of the Choctaw Nation imperiled the ability of families to survive. Pressed by the need for cash to buy supplies, the Choctaw struggled to make the United States Government live up to its treaty promises. Failing that, the nation's leaders made the fateful decision to ally with the Confederate States of America, which promised aid.
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Sweeney, Kevin Z.Twixt Scylla and Charybdis: Environmental Pressure on the Choctaw to Ally with the Confederacy,
article,
Spring 2007;
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
(https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2006441/:
accessed June 8, 2024),
The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org;
crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.