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Those purported Cherokee that signed the treaties involved with the Indian Removal act violated "The Law of the Snake" and they, as well as their families, were executed for it.
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How did John Ross argue against the removal of the Cherokees?
He lobbied against the passage of the Indian Removal Act and gained the support of some prominent Whigs, but it passed. He filed suit in the Supreme Court against the state of Georgia in protest of state laws that punished the Cherokee. The Court ruled that state laws did not apply to Indian affairs but that did not help the Cherokee where federal law was concerned. He tried to get a treaty approved that would delay the removal of the Cherokee but another faction in the Cherokee nation signed a different treaty that agreed to the removal.
What law helped force the Cherokee and others to leave the South and move to Oklahoma?
The Indian removal act
Who wrote the Indian Removal Act of 1796?
There was no Indian Removal Act of 1796. In 1796 George Washington began a program of integration with the Cherokee that was fairly successful. In 1830 Congress the law as outlined by Andrew Jackson.
Which government law led us to the trail of tears?
The government law that led us to the Trail of Tears was known as the Treaty of New Echota. This treaty was illegal because it was never signed by a Cherokee leader, and the Cherokee Nation's pleas and petitions against it were ignored.
What was John Ridge's opinion on the Treaty of New Echota?
John Ridge originally opposed the removal of the Cherokee, on the false belief that the Federal Government would honor their previous treaties with the Cherokee. After meeting with President Andrew Jackson, and being informed that the Federal Government (despite the court ruling) would not honor the previous treaty, or protect the Cherokee - Ridge switched sides and advocated the removal. It should be noted that John Ridge was killed (stabbed 48 times, and then trampled) for signing the Treaty of New Echota, under Indian law (Law of the Snake) he had committed Treason.
Where is the Cherokee County Law Library in Canton located?
The address of the Cherokee County Law Library is: 90 North Street, Suite 250, Canton, 30114 8004
What do you become if you break the law?
If you break the law, you will be a criminal in the particular law-enforcement and will be penalized.
What law passed by congress in 1830 to move the Cherokee?
Congress passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830 in order to remove Native American nations from their ancestral land and relocate them in less desirable "Indian Territory" (present day Oklahoma) as part of the government's expansionist policies.
What is the antonym of uphold?
Break is one. As in Uphold the Law/Break the Law.
How do you pronounce tsalagi?
To my understanding, it means "Cherokee". It's the Cherokee's word for themselves.
Andrew Jackson's policy of implementing the Indian removal act 1830 by evicting the Cherokee tribe threatened the constitutional principle of?
equal protection under the law. The act violated the rights of the Cherokee to their ancestral lands and forced them to relocate against their will. This policy undermined the principles of justice and equality enshrined in the Constitution.
What is removal or reversal of a law by legislation?
Repeal
