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*'''November 23, 1838: '''Ft. Gibson | *'''November 23, 1838: '''Ft. Gibson | ||
*Creek Nation formed into '''six districts''': Coweta District, Deep Fork District, Eufaula District, Muskogee District, Okmulgee District, and Wewoka District. | *Creek Nation formed into '''six districts''': Coweta District, Deep Fork District, Eufaula District, Muskogee District, Okmulgee District, and Wewoka District. | ||
* '''1860:''' Not more than two hundred Seminoles were left in Florida. Most of these were Mikasuki people, a small minority Creek. The Mikasukis retreated into the fastness of the Everglades of Lake Okeechobee. | |||
*'''1861-1865:''' [[American Indians in the Civil War|United States Civil War]] the tribe was split; some allying with the Union others with the Confederate Army | *'''1861-1865:''' [[American Indians in the Civil War|United States Civil War]] the tribe was split; some allying with the Union others with the Confederate Army | ||
*'''1867:''' Tribe adopted a new constitution | *'''1867:''' Tribe adopted a new constitution | ||