Name: ______________________________________
Period: _______
Cherokee Indian Removal Timeline
1785: First ________ between ___________ and United States, established__________
relations.
1796: _____________________ initiated “___________________” program among
Cherokees.
1802: __________ ceded some of its ____________ land to the United States; the U.S.
government, in exchange, promised to ___________ for Georgia all of the Indian lands
remaining within the state. However, the Federal
Government could only buy land
through ____________.
1808-1810: First major Cherokee _______________ to land west of the
________________.
1820s: Cherokees became the most “_____________” of the five “Civilized Tribes”
(Creeks, _______________, Seminole, ______________ and Cherokee). The Cherokee
had a ________________ and many had converted to ______________________; they
adopted a __________________; they had farms and ___________________.
1828: Andrew ______________ elected President and declares his __________ for
________________.
1828-Georgia extended its state power over ______________ Nation and nullified
(________________________) Cherokee law.
1832: Cherokee won their case in ___________________________________. The U.S.
________________________ upheld Cherokee _________________ in Georgia. Andrew
Jackson ____________ the ruling.
1836: Treaty of ____________________ signed; provided for removal of
________________to land west of the __________________. Chief _______________ led
15,000 in ________________ the treaty. Only _________ Cherokee agreed to
migrate________________.
1838: U.S. government sent in ________________, who forced the Cherokees out at
__________ point. ________ Cherokee people died of _________, hunger, and
___________ on their way to the western lands.
1839: _________________ of Major Ridge, John Ridge, and ________________ for their
role in the Treaty of New Echota.
Name: ______________________________________
Period: _______
Cherokee Indian Removal Timeline
1785: First ________ between ___________ and United States, established__________
relations.
1796: _____________________ initiated “___________________” program among
Cherokees.
1802: __________ ceded some of its ____________ land to the United States; the U.S.
government, in exchange, promised to ___________ for Georgia all of the Indian lands
remaining within the state. However, the Federal
Government could only buy land
through ____________.
1808-1810: First major Cherokee _______________ to land west of the
________________.
1820s: Cherokees became the most “_____________” of the five “Civilized Tribes”
(Creeks, _______________, Seminole, ______________ and Cherokee). The Cherokee
had a ________________ and many had converted to ______________________; they
adopted a __________________; they had farms and ___________________.
1828: Andrew ______________ elected President and declares his __________ for
________________.
1828-Georgia extended its state power over ______________ Nation and nullified
(________________________) Cherokee law.
1832: Cherokee won their case in ___________________________________. The U.S.
________________________ upheld Cherokee _________________ in Georgia. Andrew
Jackson ____________ the ruling.
1836: Treaty of ____________________ signed; provided for removal of
________________to land west of the __________________. Chief _______________ led
15,000 in ________________ the treaty. Only _________ Cherokee agreed to
migrate________________.
1838: U.S. government sent in ________________, who forced the Cherokees out at
__________ point. ________ Cherokee people died of _________, hunger, and
___________ on their way to the western lands.
1839: _________________ of Major Ridge, John Ridge, and ________________ for their
role in the Treaty of New Echota.