Oklahoma History Timeline 9th grade Riley Stevens

By Riley Stevens
  • The Indian Removal Act

    The Indian Removal Act

    The Indian Removal Act was signed by Andrew Jackson, allowing The President to trade lands with the Indians and move them west. some of the Indians went consentingly and others denied.
  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

    After the Indian Removal Act, the Indians were forced out of there homes and many died. The reason it was called the Trail of Tears was because the people that died, their family was sad and cried.
  • The Civil War

    The Civil War

    The Civil War was a War between The Union army and The Confederate army. This happened because The Union was trying to get rid of slaves, but the south didn't like that so they became the Confederate States of America, and had a war with The Union.
  • The Reconstruction Treaties

    The Reconstruction Treaties

    All 5 civilized tribes made Treaties with the united states, addressing the african descents residing with the 5 tribes.
  • The Dawes Act

    The Dawes Act

    The Dawes Act allowed the Government to break up land owned by tribes and sell it to individuals.
  • The Oklahoma Land Rush

    The Oklahoma Land Rush

    There was 2 million acres of land and an estimate of 50,000 people lined up trying to get some.
  • The Indian Reorganization

    The Indian Reorganization

    This act returned the land to the tribes from the Dawes act.