Some of the Cherokee left for the west on their own. Edward Deas was one of the conductors of these early groups.
President Martin Van Buren sent General Winfield Scott and 7,000 soldiers to move the rest of the Cherokee after the May 23, 1838 deadline for relocation had passed. General Scott and his soldiers forced the Cherokee into stockades at bayonet point while whites looted their homes and belongings. Then they marched the Cherokee west to Indian Territory.
US Presidents; Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren were the leaders of the Trail of Tears. Each assigned underlings to carry out tasks involved with the relocation.
The main person was Winfield Scott, who worked with other federal officials. The Native American removal measure was enacted by then-President Andrew Jackson.
they had awesome leaders who fought to the death like your mom last night hahahaha
her name is Nancy Ward
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Sequoyah
The Cherokee Nation was established by tribal leaders in 1827 in northern Georgia, USA.
They're the ones who keep the casinos running.
they feared more mistreatment
Yes, they died and lived dead forever you wits.
There have been innumerable Cherokee leaders over the last few centuries.
Please be more specific:There are four listings under the related Wikipedia link listed below:
Cherokee leaders signed away the rights of members of their tribes
Did you mean Cherokee, GA, Cherokee, OK, Cherokee, TX, Cherokee, AL, Cherokee, NC, Cherokee, SC, Cherokee, IA, or Cherokee, KS ?.
If you're asking about the Native American Fellow after whom the trees were named, then I know the answer to your question. "Sequoyah" invented the written form of his Native Language.
Why did Georgia want to relocate the Cherokee: The simplest of answers is "Greed" the lands owned by the Cherokee were large and they had found gold (as well as other resources on them) and wanted that land. What did the Cherokee do: Believing in the American Justice system the Cherokee filed suit against Georgia to prevent the removal and to strike down a Treaty that was not authorized or signed by the leaders of the Cherokee Nation. When this failed they moved to Oklahoma where they then executed (by public assassination) all persons who signed the treaty (one escaped). This was done under the Cherokee "Law of the Snake" that was amended at this point to not allow the execution of their families - in Anglo-Saxon law the term would be "Treason." It took almost 100 years before the Cherokee would deal with the US Government (sign any paper with them). It should also be noted that several small groups of Cherokee formed "war parties" and raided areas around Oklahoma.
W. W. Keeler was elected as the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1949. He served in this position for three terms, until 1971. Keeler was known for his efforts to improve healthcare, education, and economic development for the Cherokee people.