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Origin: The Muscogee people originally inhabited the southeastern region of what is now the United States, primarily in present-day Alabama and Georgia. They were part of a sophisticated agricultural society with complex social and political structures, living in towns and cultivating crops like corn, beans, and squash. Removal Scope: The removal of the Muscogee people was part of the broader Indian Removal Act of 1830, which forcibly displaced thousands of Native Americans from their ancestral lands. Approximately 20,000 Muscogee people were compelled to leave their homeland and march westward to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in a traumatic journey known as the Trail of Tears. Fort Gibson's Role: Fort Gibson, established in 1824 in Indian Territory, served as a critical military outpost during the Muscogee removal. It was: - A primary staging point for relocated Native American tribes - A military installation that managed and supervised tribal relocations - A site for processing and temporarily housing displaced Muscogee people - A symbol of U. S. government control over Native American resettlement Factors Contributing to High Death Rates: Several devastating factors caused significant mortality during the removal:

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