Treaty of New Echota

United States [1835]

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In Cherokee: Removal to Oklahoma
In December 1835 the Treaty of New Echota, signed by a small minority of the Cherokee, ceded to the United States all Cherokee land east of the Mississippi River for \$5 million. The overwhelming majority of tribal members repudiated the treaty and took their case to the U.S. Supreme…
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