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