EVENTS LEADING TO THE TRAIL OF TEARS!!

Oklahoma HistoryCoach Brown

TREATIES

PRESIDENT JEFFERSON REASON FOR TREATIES

Gain land _________________ Allies to the United

States _____________________

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New States

Northwest Ordinance ______ 60,000 residents Territory of New Orleans – _____________ Territory of Louisiana became the

______________Territory This included Oklahoma

War of 1812

United States gained respect Stop British form colonizing

North America War ended in ______ Andrew Jackson defended the

British in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815

The Treaty of __________

Missouri Compromise

MAP FACTS

Henry Clay Missouri and Maine

sought statehood in _____

Balance of ____________________________________

Oklahoma became part of the Arkansas Territory

Dred Scott Decision of 1857

US Supreme Court ruled Congress no power to bar

slavery in any state This lead to the __________ four

years later

Wichita Tribe

Moved form the North part of Oklahoma to the __________ area

Reliable and friendly with there friends

Harvested ______, Pumpkins, beans, and ____________

Raid enemy camps

Caddo

Lived on Red River Sign Language Traders Died of after Louisiana Purchase

because of war and disease.

Tribes

COMANCHE KIOWA

Clashed with the Sioux

_____________________________________________________________

Killed American Settlers and other Plains tribes

Traded in Northwest Arkansas

Moved from western Montana in the early 1700’s

____________________ Later became allies

with the Commanche

Tribes

_________________ – between the Missouri River and Arkansas River

The Chouteau Brothers – Presuaded them to relocate their village

The Trading post was established - _________

Osage

Fort Smith

Developed to halt violence among tribes and settlers

Osage ceded most of there land in _________

1816 ______________________________ Unsatisfied with the deal the Osage

attacked the Clermont’s Village They then developed the fort

Notes on Forts

Cherokee Outlet

Cherokee Outlet

1828 and 1825 treaty’s Western Cherokee and Choctaw would move

to the eastern boundary of Indian Territory. 7 million acres in Northeastern Oklahoma 6o mile strip now part of Oklahoma’s

western boarder ________ for moving _________ for three years – livestock __________ for ten years – education ___________ for a printing press and type