![]() ![]() “In 1830, William Davis, a Kentucky blacksmith by trade, was probably one of the first white settlers to acquire some land along the Indian Creek in northern LaSalle County.” He was quick to realize the potential this area had with the farmland yet to be touched by a plowed, the trees providing plenty of lumber for settlement and fuel for a fire, and the natural spring providing the water necessary to build a settlement. Illinois Battle Location BHW (The Indian Creek Massacre took place on the Davis settlement. This did not sit well for Chief Blackhawk of the Sauk tribe in Northern Illinois who was relocated across the Mississippi River for a short time but in retaliation moved back across the Mississippi to retake his tribes land. The Indian Removal Act was controversial, but Jackson argued it was the best option since settlers had rendered Indian lands incompatible with sustaining their way of life.” The government would pick up the cost of relocating the Indians and helping them resettle. The Act allowed the government to divide land west of the Mississippi to give to Indian tribes in exchange for the land they’d lost. “the Indian Removal Act was signed by President Jackson. This was largely due to the doctrine and belief of Manifest Destiny that settlers in the United States had the God-given right to expand their lands and settlements throughout the American continent. This led to increased conflicts between Native American tribes and settlers. With increasing tensions and the population growing within Illinois, the land that was once bought from the Native Americans by the government was put up for sale to be purchased by the civilians of Illinois. Also, the tribes did not have to leave the land they could hunt and live on the land as long as the government-owned the land.” “Native Americans tribes gave control of their land that was bounded by the Mississippi, Illinois, and the Wisconsin rivers over to the United States and in return, the tribes got paid for the land. This treaty resulted in many of the Sauk tribes forming alliances with the British in the War of 1812. The Blackhawk War was a series of battles along Northern Illinois, Iowa, and the Southern Wisconsin border that was in retaliation of the Treaty of St. “This creek was especially beneficial to the Potawatomie villages due to a large number of red-tail carp and other fish the Indians depended on for much of their food in this region. The creek in many areas has high banks and steep slopes that level off to wooded areas and open prairies. The Indian Creek itself begins near Paw Paw Grove in Lee county, and menders 52 miles in the southeasterly direction through many groves and prairies eventually emptying out into the Fox River. A monument stands today to mark the site. But it was later understood that Blackhawk himself had nothing to do with this encounter. During this time settlers felt the Indian Creek Massacre had been sanctioned by Chief Blackhawk himself. The massacre was one of the battles across the Midwest that was used to justify the Black Hawk War. The Indian Creek Massacre was an incident that took place on May 21st, 1832 during the Blackhawk Wars in a town called Earlville, Illinois. Indian Creek Massacre Monument Earlville, Illinois ![]()
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