Timeline Tuesday 1 November 1831

Events on Tuesday 1 November 1831 1

• 1831 Choctaw removal begins The first large group of Choctaw is forced from Mississippi Under the terms of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the United States began forcibly relocating members of the Choctaw Nation from Mississippi to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. Harsh winter conditions and inadequate supplies caused many deaths along the route, making it an early precursor to the Trail of Tears.