29 December 1835 (signing)
New Echota treaty becomes the basis for Cherokee forced removal
New Echota, Cherokee Nation
The Treaty of New Echota ceded Cherokee lands east of the Mississippi and required removal within two years of ratification. A pro-removal minority signed despite opposition within the nation. The United States used the agreement as a basis for the later forced expulsion.
Dates preserve the source’s precision. This entry is part of a selected historical record; its qualifications and sources are retained below.
Context / qualification
The text dates signing to December 29, 1835; the chapter’s 1836 reference compresses signing and ratification. The treaty’s assertions of representative authority do not establish broad Cherokee consent. This entry covers the agreement; detention, marches and mortality are covered separately in E075.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States, chapter 7, pp. 146–147; supplied print pages, edition/year unidentified
- Treaty with the Cherokee, December 29, 1835, preamble and articles 1 and 16; Kappler text at Oklahoma State University ↗