Organization
Cherokee Nation
Native nation whose capital in 1835 was New Echota, in Georgia; its government was led by Principal Chief John Ross.
Connections 5
headed by
involved in
- Treaty of New Echota more than 15,000 protested Primary record 2
- Trail of Tears over 4,000 died, by Elizur Butler’s estimate Primary record 2
headquartered in
- New Echota Primary record 1
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Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Primary record
2
Since 1839.
Timeline 1 date
- 1835 John Ross head of Cherokee Nation
Proof 2 sources
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Analyzing the Petition Against the Treaty of New Echota, National Archives, DocsTeach.
Primary record
John Ross, the principal chief of the Cherokees, led the tribal government and the majority of the Cherokees, who were opposed to removal.
In 1835, U.S. officials called a meeting at New Echota, the Cherokee capital, to negotiate a removal treaty.
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What Happened on the Trail of Tears?, National Park Service, Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.
Primary record
More than 15,000 Cherokees protested the illegal treaty.
They believed that they might survive as a people only if they signed a treaty with the United States.
Missionary doctor Elizur Butler, who accompanied the Cherokees, estimated that over 4,000 died- nearly a fifth of the Cherokee population.
No one knows how many died throughout the ordeal
It remains tribal headquarters for the Cherokee Nation today.
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