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  Allowed for more efficient cotton processing
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  George Washington established the "Civiliation Program"
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  Georgia agrees to stop encroachment
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  Lousiana Purchase ratified
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  Sequoyah starts the Cherokee alphabet
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  Sequoyah completes a written language, known as syllabary
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  Cherokee Constitution ratified. Image of a "Civilized" town.
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  The Cherokee Phoenix is published as the Cherokee's first news paper
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  Andrew Jackson was elected President in 1828
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  Gold discovered in Cherokee lands, at some point this year
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  Andrew ratifies Indian Removal Act
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  Final ruling on Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia
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  Final ruling on Worcester vs. Georgia
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  Treaty of New Echota signed
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  The hardships of the Trail of Tears begin
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  Cherokee arrive in Oklahoma