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Native American Removal Illustrated Timeline. These will be completed in class, due tomorrow (Thursday) Your timeline should include all the dates on the list Illustrate each date.
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Native American Removal Illustrated Timeline • These will be completed in class, due tomorrow (Thursday) • Your timeline should include all the dates on the list • Illustrate each date
1790- Creek Chief Alexander McGillivray meets with President Washington to discuss how to end the Oconee War. He eventually signs the Treaty of New York to end the war. 1809- Sequoyah begins developing the Cherokee syllabary (alphabet) 1825- Creek Chief William McIntosh signs the Treaty of Indian Springs which gave up the rest of Creek land to the U.S. He is later executed by the Creek for his actions. 1828- The first issue of the Cherokee Phoenix is published 1829- Gold is discovered in Dahlonega 1830- The Indian Removal Act is passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Andrew Jackson 1831- Worcester v. Georgia is decided by Chief Justice John Marshall which said that Cherokee territory is not subject to state law 1832- The Creek signed the Treaty of Washington which gave the Creek the choice to stay on their reserved land or move west. 1832- A land lottery is held to give away Cherokee land in north Georgia that may contain gold. 1832 – Cherokee Chief John Ross makes many trips to Washington D.C. to appeal to the U.S. Congress for help in saving the Cherokee lands. 1838- Trail of Tears (forced removal of the Cherokee from Georgia)