Treay of New York

Alexander McGillivray tried to make power within the Creek Nation more centralized. The Yazoo land grants by Georgia and the federal government's desire to take control of Indian affairs led to U.S. president George Washington's signing of the 1790 Treaty of New York. The treaty promised that the United States government would defend Creek territorial rights. This treaty created a relationship between the United States and the Creek Nation. The treaty made McGillivray a national Creek leader. McGillivray died in Pensacola, Florida, on February 13, 1793.