1. Cherokee Timeline

2. Overview
1828
President Andrew Jackson and Principal Chief John Ross
1907
Indian and Oklahoma territories are combined
1540
De Soto’s Expedition
Cherokee War
1780
Treaty Signing
1700
French and British trading begins
Cherokees fight British in American Revolution
1824
Sequoyah awarded medal
1987
Wilma Mankiller elected Chief
1838
Trail of Tears

3. 1540
De Soto expedition came through Cherokee territory

4. 1700
Cherokees began trading with British and French

5.
Cherokee war: Cherokees vs. British

6.
Cherokees are again enemies against the British in the American Revolution.

7. 1780
Cherokees sign treaties leaving their land to the U.S.

8. 1824
Cherokee National Council awards a medal to Sequoyah for inventing Cherokee syllabary

9. 1828
Andrew Jackson becomes president of the U.S. and John Ross becomes Principal Chief

10. 1838
Trail of Tears started because Cherokees are forced off their land to Indian Territory

11. 1907
Indian and Oklahoma territories are combined by Oklahoma statehood.
Tribal government dissolves.

12. 1987
Wilma ManKiller becomes the first woman elected chief, and makes history.