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'''1828: ''' The discovery of gold on Cherokee land prompted the Georgia state legislature to declare that all Cherokee land would be open to white settlement. | '''1828: ''' The discovery of gold on Cherokee land prompted the Georgia state legislature to declare that all Cherokee land would be open to white settlement. | ||
'''1832:''' Ralph Waldo Emerson, the poet and essayist wrote to President Van Buren appealing against the removal of the Cherokee tribe beyond the Mississippi. | '''1832:''' Ralph Waldo Emerson, the poet and essayist, wrote to President Van Buren appealing against the removal of the Cherokee tribe beyond the Mississippi. | ||
'''1835:''' Treaty of New Echota: the Cherokee Nation ceded all its remaining land. | '''1835:''' Treaty of New Echota: the Cherokee Nation ceded all its remaining land. | ||
'''1838:''' (May 25,) | '''1838:''' (May 25,) Removal of the Cherokee Indians began under the command of General Winfield Scott. General Charles Floyd was in command of field operations. | ||
'''1838:''' (December) The remaining Cherokee Indians were forcibly removed from Georgia by Federal Troops to Indian territory west of the Mississippi River. (Trail of Tears and White River Trace) The survivors reached northeastern Oklahoma in March 1839. | '''1838:''' (December) The remaining Cherokee Indians were forcibly removed from Georgia by Federal Troops to Indian territory west of the Mississippi River. (Trail of Tears and White River Trace) The survivors reached northeastern Oklahoma in March 1839. | ||