Treaty of Doak's Stand in Canton, Mississippi

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Treaty of Doak's Stand

MS 16, Canton, MS, USA

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On October 18, 1820, the Choctaw tribe, under pressure of expanding white settlement, ceded over 5,000,000 acres to the U.S. in Second Choctaw Cession.

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