Treaty of Tuscaloosa
The Treaty of Tuscaloosa was made in October, 1818 between the Chickasaw Indians and the United States, represented by Senator Andrew Jackson and ex-governor, Isaac Shelby. It resulted in the acquisition of the Jackson Purchase.Treaty
On October 19, 1818, state senator Jackson and former Governor of Kentucky Shelby, made the Treaty of Tuscaloosa with the Chickasaw Indians. Prior to the signing of the treaty, Levi Colbert, agreed to the land transfer, purportedly due to the acceptance of a bribe. An uninhabited woodland area the tribe controlled was traded for $300,000, to be paid in twenty annual installments.Aftermath
There was an immediate rush of settlement to the area. Jackson, along with John Overton and James Winchester, founded Memphis soon after. By 1824, there were sixteen counties established in the acquired region.
