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1778 The first U.S. treaty with an American Indian tribe is ratified The Continental Congress, a governing body formed during the American Revolution, made up of delegates ... |
1783 The Peace of Paris ignores Native peoples’ rights The Peace of Paris, the set of treaties (Treaty of Paris and the Treaties of Versailles, 1783) that end ... |
1787 Congress can regulate trade with Indian tribes The Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, permits Congress to make all laws ... |
1803 Congress orders medical care for Native peoples The federal government formally assigns the responsibility for providing medical care for Native peoples ... |
1805 Tenskwatawa and Tecumseh call for unity among tribes With the Shawnee under siege, fragmented, and dispersed, Lalawithika has a spiritual revelation that ... |
1808 Tecumseh’s leadership grows The 1795 Treaty of Greenville pushed Tecumseh’s tribe, the Shawnee, out of their traditional lands in ... |
1812 Cherokee and Choctow hope for long-term U.S. alliance As the U.S. and Britain fight the War of 1812 on fronts from Mexico to Canada, tribes seek strategic ... |
1813 U.S. expansion divides tribes, leads to Creek Civil War Florida Governor Andrew Jackson, with the Cherokee and Choctaw, retaliates against the Muscogee Creek ... |
1814 Andrew Jackson promises friendship to Choctaw, Cherokee Choctaw and Cherokee Indians fight for General Andrew Jackson to defeat the Creek Indians in the Battle ... |
1817 U.S. frontier advances, pushing Native peoples westward All along its western border, the U.S. presses for more land to accommodate the expanding nation. To ... |