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*'''December 1835:''' Treaty of New Echota, traded Cherokee lands in the southeast for land in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) | *'''December 1835:''' Treaty of New Echota, traded Cherokee lands in the southeast for land in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) | ||
*'''1838: '''First Group; Start of Trail of Tears, 800-mile journey; 1838-39 - Second group; 4,000 Cherokees died | *'''1838: '''First Group; Start of Trail of Tears, 800-mile journey; 1838-39 - Second group; 4,000 Cherokees died | ||
*Cherokee Nation | *Cherokee Nation created and divided into the following districts or counties: Canadian, Cooweescoowee, Delaware, Going Snake, Flint, Illinois, Saline, Sequoyah and Tahlequah | ||
*'''1861:''' Beginning of the Civil War. A treaty was signed between the Cherokee Nation and the Confederate government. | *'''1861:''' Beginning of the Civil War. A treaty was signed between the Cherokee Nation and the Confederate government. | ||
*'''1865:<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1271186596656_863" /> '''Eastern Band lost many to a smallpox epidemic | *'''1865:<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1271186596656_863" /> '''Eastern Band lost many to a smallpox epidemic | ||
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*'''1906:''' A final agreement was reached between the federal government and the Cherokee people.The Dawes Commission (all [[Five Civilized Tribes]]: Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cree and Seminole) created the enrollment records. | *'''1906:''' A final agreement was reached between the federal government and the Cherokee people.The Dawes Commission (all [[Five Civilized Tribes]]: Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cree and Seminole) created the enrollment records. | ||
*1907: Oklahoma became the 46th State. | *1907: Oklahoma became the 46th State. | ||
*Cherokee Nation divided into ten counties: Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Maynes, Nowata, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, and Washington | *Cherokee Nation divided into ten counties: Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Maynes, Nowata, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, and Washington | ||
*'''1909:''' Guion Miller Rolls, Cherokee only, who applied for a share of the money from a law suit settlement against the United States | *'''1909:''' Guion Miller Rolls, Cherokee only, who applied for a share of the money from a law suit settlement against the United States | ||