Jose's timeline

  • The Indian Removal Act

    The Indian Removal Act
    The Act established a process whereby the President could grant land west of the Mississippi River to Indian tribes that agreed to give up their homelands.
  • The Trails of Tears

    The Trails of Tears
    the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma.
  • The Civil War

    The Civil War
    four-year war (1861–65) between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.
  • The Reconstruction Treaties

    The Reconstruction Treaties
  • The Dawes Act

    The Dawes Act
  • The Oklahoma Land Rush

    The Oklahoma Land Rush
  • The Indian Reorganization Act

    The Indian Reorganization Act