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Before the Trail of Tears

  • Whites came

    The cherokee taught the white people to farm, fish, and hunt. they also taught them to start plantations and begin a real life.
  • Period: to

    Trail of Tears

  • Indian Removal Act; passed

    The law was passed that the government could remove Cherokee from their land and have them walk to indian territory that way they could use the land for cotton growing.
  • Treaty

    A treaty to compensate the Cherokees for their land before they lost everything.
  • Trail of Tears

    The Cherokee started the long journey from Cherokee land to Indian territory.
  • Cherokee Arrived

    The Cherokee arrived in Indian territory.