Place these six sentences about the conflict in chronological order by numbering them from 1 to 6. congress passed the indian removal act. the cherokees were allies of the united states in the war of 1812. some cherokee leaders signed the treaty of new echota. the cherokees occupied a reduced homeland after the american revolution. the cherokees were forced to leave their homeland and go to indian territory. gold was discovered on cherokee land.