Treaty of New Echota (1835)

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The Treaty of New Echota (1835) was a controversial agreement, signed by a minority faction of the Cherokee, that ceded Cherokee lands east of the Mississippi River to the United States and led directly to the forced removal known as the Trail of Tears.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century treaty ⓘ
United States–Native American treaty ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
affectedGroup Cherokee Nation ⓘ
Cherokee people east of the Mississippi River ⓘ
aftermath assassination of Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot by Cherokee opponents ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ
archivedIn U.S. National Archives ⓘ
ceded Cherokee lands east of the Mississippi River ⓘ
consequence death of a large number of Cherokee during removal ⓘ
forced migration of thousands of Cherokee people ⓘ
controversial true ⓘ
countryParty Cherokee Nation (faction) ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
governingLaw United States treaty law ⓘ
historicalPeriod Jacksonian era ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
ledTo Trail of Tears ⓘ
legalBasisFor forced removal of the Cherokee ⓘ
opposedBy Principal Chief John Ross ⓘ
majority of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
placeInHistory key event in the history of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
major episode in the history of U.S. Indian removal ⓘ
providedFor assistance with removal and subsistence for a limited period ⓘ
exchange of Cherokee lands in the East for lands in Indian Territory ⓘ
monetary compensation to the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
payment for improvements on Cherokee lands ⓘ
removal of the Cherokee Nation to Indian Territory ⓘ
ratifiedBy United States Senate ⓘ
ratifiedOn May 23, 1836 ⓘ
recognizedByUSAsLegitimate true ⓘ
rejectedByCherokeeNationalCouncil true ⓘ
relatedEvent Indian Removal Act of 1830 ⓘ
relatedToPolicy U.S. Indian removal policy ⓘ
signatory Elias Boudinot ⓘ
John Ridge ⓘ
Major Ridge ⓘ
Stand Watie ⓘ
United States government representatives ⓘ
members of the Cherokee Treaty Party ⓘ
signedAt New Echota, Georgia ⓘ
signedByMinorityFaction true ⓘ
signedIn 1835 ⓘ
signedOn December 29, 1835 ⓘ
subjectMatter forced relocation ⓘ
land cession ⓘ
sovereignty ⓘ
voteMarginInSenate ratified by one vote ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cherokee Nation (historical) → significantTreaty → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ
Trail of Tears → precededBy → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
United States–Native American treaties → hasPart → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Cherokee Outlet → treatyBasis → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
New Echota → associatedWithDocument → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
John Ross → opposed → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Major Ridge → notableFor → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Major Ridge → signed → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Major Ridge → partOf → Treaty Party (Cherokee political faction) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Treaty of New Echota → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ
subject linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Five Civilized Tribes → treaty → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
subject linked to: “Five Civilized Tribes”
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
John Ridge → notableWork → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
John Ridge → signatoryTo → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Cherokee → signedTreaty → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Cherokee lands within the State of Georgia → affectedBy → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
William Charles Rogers → memberOf → Cherokee Nation treaty party faction ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Cherokee–United States relations → significantEvent → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ
Guwisguwi → opposed → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Major Ridge → notableFor → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
subject linked to: Pathkiller II
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Major Ridge → associatedWith → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ
subject linked to: Pathkiller II
Koo-wi-s-gu-wi → opposedTreaty → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Red Clay, Cherokee Nation → associatedWithTreaty → Treaty of New Echota (indirectly, as part of removal context) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Elias Boudinot → supportedTreaty → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Elias Boudinot → signed → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
New Echota, Georgia → significantEvent → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
New Echota, Georgia → treatySignedHere → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
New Echota, Georgia → associatedWithMinorityFaction → Treaty Party (Cherokee) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
United States–Cherokee treaty series → hasPart → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ
Treaty Party → supported → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Treaty Party → relatedEvent → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
National Party (Cherokee) → supportedTreaty → Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)