Jose's timeline

By jose pena
  • The Trails of Tears

    The Trails of Tears

    the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma.
  • The Indian Removal Act

    The Indian Removal Act

    The Act established a process whereby the President could grant land west of the Mississippi River to Indian tribes that agreed to give up their homelands.
  • The Civil War

    The Civil War

    four-year war (1861–65) between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.
  • The Reconstruction Treaties

    The Reconstruction Treaties

    The Southern Treaty Commission was created by Congress to write new treaties with the Tribes that sided with the Confederacy.
  • The Dawes Act

    The Dawes Act

    the law authorized the President to break up reservation land, which was held in common by the members of a tribe, into small allotments to be parceled out to individuals.
  • The Oklahoma Land Rush

    The Oklahoma Land Rush

    began the legal opening of federally held land to white settlement.
  • The Indian Reorganization Act

    The Indian Reorganization Act

    granted a new degree of autonomy to Native Americans in the United States, giving them greater control over their lands and allowing them to form legally recognized tribal governments.