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The article offers information on U.S. 7th Military District Major General Andrew Jackson, Red Stick warrior Savannah Jack, and the first Seminole War in the Alabama territory. Topics covered include the Red Stick flight to West and East Florida, General Jackson's invasion of Florida in the First Seminole War of 1818, and the murder of a Spanish cow keeper outside of Pensacola.

The article discusses how the presence of the British in the late 18th century on North America's Gulf Coast affected the Creek Indians in the region, focusing on the diplomatic and trade relationships between the British and Creek communities. Other topics include competition among Creek factions, the economic relationship between the Creeks, British, French , and Spanish, and how Europeans maintained mercantilism in North America.

The article discusses American aggression against the Creek Indians under the command of Major General Andrew Jackson in the early 19th century, focusing on the destruction of Littafuchee, a Creek town in Tennessee. Other topics include attacks on American forts by Native Americans, the taking of Creek Indian prisoners by the Americans, and collaboration between peaceful Creek Indians and Americans against aggressive Creeks, or Red Sticks, during the Creek War.

The essay discusses how landscapes influence the historical interpretation of past events, focusing on the role of the Southern landscape during the Creek War in Alabama in the early 19th century. Other topics include aspects of the Southern landscape including forest coverage, water levels, and trails, how these aspects have changed since prehistoric times, and the war against the Creek Indians led by U.S. Major General Andrew Jackson.

The article discusses the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, or Tohopeka, during the Creek War in Alabama during the early 19th century, focusing on the fortifications of the Red Stick Indians during the battle. Other topics include tactics used by the Americans, led by U.S. Major General Andrew Jackson, leadership of the Indians by Menawa, and the symbolism of the fortifications at Horseshoe bend and how the battle should be remembered in 2014.

The article presents an examination of the 1812 murder of the westward-moving pioneer Thomas Meredith, Sr. along the banks of Pinchona Creek in Montgomery County, Alabama by militant Creek Indians. It offers a reexamination of the location of the murder and explores tavern-owner Sam Moniac's assertion that the killing was accidental despite Meredith's son claiming otherwise. It discusses issues that arise due to the creek having various alternative spellings, explores the Meredith family's life in South Carolina and examines Moniac's possible motivation for declaring the murder accidental.