Governor William Clark and Senator
Benton work to open the door to the West for the purpose of
removing eastern Indians from their ancestral lands, vacating
Missouri of its swelling Indian population. Tensions
between whites and Indians are reaching a flash point in
Missouri.
Mississippi unlawfully extends
state jurisdiction over Choctaw lands in violation of the Commerce
Clause
October -
Treaty of Doak's Stand (Choctaws cession)
Autumn -
Choctaw removal begins
Cherokees
establish a republican form of government and adopt a national
constitution.