Cherokee Timeline

Overview

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