After the Revolutionary War, many Georgians still were unsure of the Native Americans. After all, the Native Americans sided with the British in the American Revolution. Over time, the Creeks and Georgians were ok with each other, even marrying each other.  With this, Georgians hoped that the Creeks would abandon the Creek way of life and take on the plantation way, owning slaves and running cotton plantation. Many Creeks ran away because they were against slavery. 

In 1813, war broke out between the Creeks and the Georgians. This was was known as the Red Sticks War. The Creeks were defeated by Andrew Jackson. After this war, the Creeks lost 22 million acres of land. The Treaty of Indians Spring in 1825, William McIntosh gave up the remaining Creek land, after taking a bribe. 

William McIntosh was the son of a Creek mother and Scottish father, so he knew both the Creek way and the Scottish ways of life. McIntosh was cousins with Georgia Governor, George Troup. With several members of the family either in politics or closely related to politics, McIntosh was connected! With this connection, he made many political friends and enemies. 

In 1825, McIntosh and several other Creek Chiefs signed the Treaty of Indians Springs. Many Creeks saw this as a sign of betrayal. He did sell the land for $200,000, which the Creeks considered a bribe.  Under Creek law, he was the be executed. 200 Creeks executed McIntosh at his home. The Second Treaty of Indian Spring removed the Creeks from Georgia.