What was the "leased district" and how was it used?

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Lexie Hill

8 April, 22:46

What was the "leased district" and how was it used?

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Reese Wiley · Answer 1

The United States eventually leased the area between the 100th and 98th meridians for the use of the Plains tribes. The area was referred to as the "Leased District".". The division of the Choctaw Nation was ratified by the Choctaw-Chickasaw Treaty of 1854.