Tennessee History: Difference between revisions

m
no edit summary
No edit summary
mNo edit summary
Line 35: Line 35:
'''1818: (October 19,)''' General Andrew Jackson negotiated a treaty with the Chickasaw Indians for the purchase of western Tennessee, opening that area to white settlers.  
'''1818: (October 19,)''' General Andrew Jackson negotiated a treaty with the Chickasaw Indians for the purchase of western Tennessee, opening that area to white settlers.  


'''1825: '''(December) Cherokee exodus began
'''1825: '''(December) Cherokee exodus began  


'''1835: '''The treaty of New Ecota was signed, exiling most Indian tribes. A few Cherokees hid in the Great Smoky Mountains until their right to remain was recognized much later.  
'''1835: '''The treaty of New Ecota was signed, exiling most Indian tribes. A few Cherokees hid in the Great Smoky Mountains until their right to remain was recognized much later.  


'''1839:''' Chickasaw and remaining Cherokee removed to Oklahoma
'''1839:''' Chickasaw and remaining Cherokee removed to Oklahoma  


'''1861: ''' Tennessee seceded from the Union.  
'''1861: ''' Tennessee seceded from the Union.  
Line 110: Line 110:
TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - HISTORY  
TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - HISTORY  


TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - HISTORY  
TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - HISTORY [[Category:Tennessee]]
<!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
[[Category:Tennessee]]
17,757

edits