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Years between the Cherokees and when they were forced to move.
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Population of Cherokees
The govener of South Carolina estimated that their were over 10,000 Cherokees living in 30 different villages. -
Cherokees sign treaty.
Cherokees signed a treaty stating that their would be a boundery between the land of Cherokees and the colonist. -
Cherokees agree to war.
Cherokees were in the war between the British and the French. -
Treaty of Augusta
Cherokees give up two million acres of land. -
The Cherokee Phoenix
The Cherokee Phoenix was created with Cherokee writing. -
Unoffical Treaty
Lands east of the Mississippi River were sold to the colonists for $5 millions. The Cherokees were angry about this, and went to the Supreme Court, where they won. -
Trail of Tears
Cherokees were forced to give up their lands and move west of the Mississippi Tiver.
