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Jan 1, 1540
Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto meets the Cherokee in the Southeastern United States -
Cherokee Traded with European traders
The Cherokee traded deer pelts and animal fur for guns, metal pots, and cloth. -
Europeans met the Shawnee
Europeans crossed paths with the Shawnee tribe and traded openly until the Europeans started fighting over land. -
Native Americans fight for control
Shawnee tribes from north of the Ohio River, Cherokee and Chicksaw tribes fought for control of the "Great Meadow" during this time. No Native American held possesion of what is now known as Kentucky. -
Outbreak of smallpox
Traders moved arocc the mountains of Virginia and into Cherokee nation bringing small pox with them. Many died, not knowing how to fight the illness.. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War is fought. The Cherokee fought for the British. The Shawnee fought with the French. -
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French and Indian War
French and Indian War. The Cherokee tied with the British because of their close trading ties. -
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Tecumseh
He called for Indians to stick together and in 1810 he called for attacks on American frontier settlements -
Indian Removal Act
Indian Removal Act forced the Cherokee and other Native American Tribes to leave their homeland in the Appalachian Mountains. -
Trail of Tears
7,00o U.S. soldiers had arrived in Cherokee land to round up 15,000 Native Americans. More than 4,000 Cherokee died over their journey to Okalahoma that took six months. Over 60,000 Native Americans total made this trip.
