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Treaty of New York
Alexander McGillivary signed a treaty by which the Creek were to give up all their land east of the Oconee River. And promised to give up lands through the Currahee Mountains toTugaloo. -
Sequoyah's Syllabary
Sequoyah created a written form of the Indian language. This was the first Indian tribe to have a syllabary so they honored him with $500 and gave him a medal. -
Treaty of Indian Spirings
William McIntosh signede the Treaty of Indian Springs. The groups of Creek weren't happy with what he did so they set his house on fire and killed him. -
Indian Removal Act
When the Creeks and The Cherokee Indians were forced to leave their territory and head west. Thousands of the Indians died during the migration. -
Indian Removal Act
President Andrew Jackson decided to rid of all Indians and send them west. -
Cherokee Territory
John Marshall thought Lawrenceville Court could not stand because Cherokee territory was not subject to state law -
Worcester v. Georgia
Georgia passed 5 laws restricting authority of the Cherokees over their lands. Among these was a law requiring all whites living in Cherokee Indian Territory, including missionaries and persons married to Cherokee, to obtain a state license to live there. After seven missionaries refused to obtain licenses, they were arrested, convicted, and sentenced to four years of hard labor. They refused to obey the military when they were asked to leave the state. They appealed their case to the United Sta -
Gold in Dahlonega
A man named Benjamin Parks took the credit for discovering gold in the Cherokee territory. Although, the Cherokee Indians knew of it first. The whites soon took control over the Cherokee's land and they no right tothe gold either. -
Protesting Indian Removal
John Ross made a petition to congress with 15,000 signatures 90% of all Cherokee, to protest Indian Removal