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The Treaty of New Echota is signed, ceding all the lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States.
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Treaty of New Echota
1835 treaty between the U.S and a Cherokee faction
The Treaty of New Echota was a treaty signed on December 29, 1835, in New Echota, Georgia, by officials of the United States government and representatives of a minority Cherokee political faction, the Treaty Party.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cherokee
Indigenous people of the United States
The Cherokee people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, they were concentrated in their homelands, in towns along river valleys of what is now southwestern North Carolina, southeastern Tennessee,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mississippi River
Major river in the United States
The Mississippi River is the primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it flows generally south for 2,340 mi…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 29
Day of the year
December 29 is the 363rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; two days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)