Treaty of New Echota (1835)

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19th-century treaty United States–Native American treaty treaty

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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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of New Echota	12
Treaty of New Echota (1835) canonical	2
Cherokee Nation treaty party faction	1
Treaty Party (Cherokee political faction)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century treaty ⓘ United States–Native American treaty ⓘ treaty ⓘ
affectedGroup	Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ surface form: Cherokee Nation Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ surface form: 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	National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ surface form: 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 (historical) ⓘ surface form: Cherokee Nation (faction) United States of America ⓘ
governingLaw	Treaties of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States treaty law
historicalPeriod	Jacksonian era ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: 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 policy of the United States ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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 (1835) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of New Echota

United States–Native American treaties → hasPart → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of New Echota

Cherokee Outlet → treatyBasis → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of New Echota

New Echota → associatedWithDocument → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of New Echota

John Ross → opposed → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of New Echota

Major Ridge → notableFor → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of New Echota

Major Ridge → signed → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of New Echota

Major Ridge → partOf → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty Party (Cherokee political faction)

Treaty of New Echota (1835) → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ

subject surface form: Treaty of New Echota

“Five Civilized Tribes” → treaty → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ

subject surface form: Five Civilized Tribes

this entity surface form: Treaty of New Echota

John Ridge → notableWork → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of New Echota

John Ridge → signatoryTo → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of New Echota

Cherokee → signedTreaty → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of New Echota

Cherokee lands within the State of Georgia → affectedBy → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of New Echota

William Charles Rogers → memberOf → Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation treaty party faction