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Cherokee Timeline
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1540De Soto’s Expedition
1700French and British trading begins
1760-1761Cherokee War
1776-1785Cherokees fight British in American Revolution
1780Treaty Signing
1824Sequoyah awarded medal
1828President Andrew Jackson and Principal Chief John Ross
1838Trail of Tears
1907Indian and Oklahoma territories are combined
1987Wilma Mankiller elected Chief
De Soto expedition came through Cherokee territory
1540
Cherokees began trading with British and French
1700
Cherokee war: Cherokees vs. British
1760-1761
Cherokees are again enemies against the British in the American Revolution.
1776-1785
Cherokees sign treaties leaving their land to the U.S.
1780
Cherokee National Council awards a medal to Sequoyah for inventing Cherokee syllabary
1824
Andrew Jackson becomes president of the U.S. and John Ross becomes Principal Chief
1828
Trail of Tears started because Cherokees are forced off their land to Indian Territory
1838
Indian and Oklahoma territories are combined by Oklahoma statehood.
Tribal government dissolves.
1907
Wilma ManKiller becomes the first woman elected chief, and makes history.
1987