Physical location
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III:
Page 8.12
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III:
Page 8.12
- Material type
- Article
- Description
- Continuation of the Cherokee Nation section of the article. Besides the Osage Treaty, there was the Treaty of New Echota. This was a treaty signed by the United States and the Eastern Cherokees. This treaty led to the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina. The Cherokees were forced to relocate to Indian Territory which the journey became known as the Trail of Tears.
- Subjects and names
- Cherokee Nation, Eastern Indians, The Treaty of New Echota, Cherokee Indians, Trail of Tears, Removal, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolinia, United States
For collection-level context and related materials, view the complete MS-188 finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
