answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The Cherokee felt the Indian Removal Act did not apply to them since they were an organized nation and won that in the Supreme Court. Therefore the treaty of New Echota was passed by Congress to "officially" have the right to remove them.

they were mad


The viewed it and still view it as illegal and wrong. They viewed it as theft and attempted genocide. With Andrew Jackson ignoring the Supreme Court they had little recourse.
User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How did the Cherokee's feel about the Indian Removal Act?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What legislation allowed Georgia to push the creek and Cherokees out of the state?

The Indian Removal Act of 1830


What was the final phase of the Indian removal plan?

The final phase of the Indian removal plan was the removal of the Cherokees. The Indian Removal Act was a law passed by Congress during Andrew Jackson presidency on May 28, 1830.


What law forced Cherokees and other tribes to leave their homes and move to Oklahoma?

The indian removal act


The Indian removal act relocated thousands of Cherokees from Georgia to Indian territory for the purpose of?

to make land available for white miners and farmers


How you feel about the indian removal act?

angry furious


The Indian Removal Act 1830 relocated thousands of Cherokees from Georgia to Indian Territory for the purpose of?

Making land available for white miners and farmers


What did Andrew Jackson do to the Cherokees?

It wasn't until Van Buren that they were really pushed out of their lands. But yea, the Indian Removal Act


What law was passed in 1831 against Native Americans?

Indian Removal Act. Removing the Cherokees from their homeland and leading to the Trail of Tears.


What was the Cherokees name for their forced journey west?

The Cherokee name for their forced journey west was the Trail of Tears.


What act moved native Americans west of the Mississippi river?

Indian Removal Act


What GA laws were created in order to force the Cherokees to leave?

None, Georgia did not pass any laws the United States did - The Indian Removal Act of 1930


What was Andrew Jackson trying to gain in his message to congress on Indian removal?

justification for the indian removal act