The principal people -- Prehistoric Native Americans -- Cherokee life and customs -- The arrival of the white man -- The Spanish expeditions -- The Cherokees and their neighbors -- The French and British influence -- Conflicts with the settlers -- The rise of Nancy Ward and dragging canoe -- The Watauga settlement -- Violence on the frontier -- Federalization and Christianization of the Cherokees -- The Cherokees rebuild -- The Creek War and the emergence of Andrew Jackson -- John Ross and the Cherokee Nation -- The Cherokee government formalizes -- The rise of John Ross -- The mounting pressure to move west -- The Treaty of New Echota and the Trail of Tears -- The Eastern Cherokees rebuild -- The Cherokees who remained behind -- William Thomas and the Cherokees in the Civil War -- The Cherokee reservation.
