Timeline May 1838

Events in May 1838 3

• 1754 – 1838 Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838) Died 17 May 1838, aged 84 Talleyrand, the French diplomat who served successive French governments from the Revolution through Louis-Philippe, died in Paris. He had represented France at the Congress of Vienna, helping restore its standing after Napoleon's defeat. Few statesmen of the era matched his reputation for political survival and diplomatic skill.
• 1838 The People's Charter Launches the Chartist Movement London radicals publish a six-point program for political reform The London Working Men's Association published the People's Charter, demanding universal male suffrage, secret ballots, and annual parliaments among six core reforms. The document became the founding manifesto of Chartism, Britain's first mass working-class political movement. Chartist petitions to Parliament over the following decade drew millions of signatures.
• 1838 Forced Removal of the Cherokee Along the Trail of Tears US troops drive the Cherokee Nation from their homeland Following the expiration of a forced-removal deadline, the US Army rounded up Cherokee families and marched them west toward Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. Thousands died from disease, exposure, and starvation during the detachments' overland journeys that began in 1838. The removal followed the Indian Removal Act and the disputed Treaty of New Echota.