Oconee War
Conflict between European colonists and the Oconee Muscogee in Georgia.
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Fighting between European settlers and the Oconee Muscogee erupted in the 1780s and 1790s over land between Georgia’s Apalachee and North Oconee rivers. The conflict, which stalled the founding of the University of Georgia, began when settlers pushed into Oconee territory. Georgia claimed the land via treaties the Muscogee rejected, and the war ended the area’s tradition of coexistence.
Quick Facts
- Belligerents
- European colonists and the Muscogee (Oconee)
- Location
- Area between the Apalachee and North Oconee rivers, Georgia
- Period
- 1780s and 1790s
- Outcome
- European Americans prevailed
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- Wikipedia: Oconee War (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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