The Creek Indians were ordered to move to Indian Territory, which is present- day Oklahoma. This relocation was part of the larger forced removal policies under the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The Creek agreed to this move through various treaties, notably signing a treaty on March 24, 1832, that involved giving up part of their land in Alabama and receiving land allotments or the option to move west. The relocation was often forced and violent, and many Creeks suffered great hardship during the journey, known as part of the Trail of Tears. They were moved from their traditional homelands in the southeastern United States to lands in what is now Oklahoma, where they were promised autonomy and land ownership under government treaties.