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What was the forcible removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia?
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Was the Trail of Tears in slavery?
No it was the forcible removal of Indians to the West.
What has the author Wilson Lumpkin written?
Wilson Lumpkin has written: 'The removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia, 1827-1841' -- subject(s): History, Politics and government, Cherokee Indians, Trail of Tears, 1838, Trail of Tears, 1838-1839 'The removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia' -- subject(s): History, Politics and government, Cherokee Indians, Trail of Tears, 1838, Trail of Tears, 1838-1839
What was the name given for the journey of the forced removal of Cherokee Indians out of Georgia?
Trail of the tears
Whom did president Martin van Buren appoint to lead the forcible removal of the Cherokee Nation?
Old Fuss and Feathers, Brigadier General Winfield Scottwas appointed in 1838 by Vice President Martin Van Buren to remove the Cherokee indians.
What court case led to the Indian Removal Act?
No "case" led to the passage of the Indian removal Act; however 2 cases resulted from this act. Most important was Cherokee Nation VS Georgia 30 US 1, 5 (1831) (see links) and Worcester VS Georgia 31 US 515 (8 L.Ed 483) (1832).
What president was responsible for the removal of the Cherokee Indians?
Andrew Jackson
What court case dealt with the Cherokee's attemt to fight the Indian Removal Act?
Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia
Did the cowboys kick out the Cherokee Indians?
No. The Cherokee were forced out by US soldiers after the government passed the Indian Removal Act in 1837.
Which state did the Indians relocate too after the Trail of Tears?
The government created and enforced many "trails of tears". The one that history records made most famous was that of the Cherokee. Forced to walk thousands of miles from Georgia to Oklahoma, four thousand Indians are thought to have died. This removal was against the findings of the Supreme Court of the United States who said the Cherokee would have to agree with the removal. They never did.
Where did the Indians in the Indian removal act come from?
The Native people (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole) in the Indian removal act of 1830 came from the southeastern states (Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina) of the United States.
Why did president Monroe call for the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia?
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How did President Jackson respond to the supreme court's ruling in worcester v Georgia that Georgia had no right to interfere with cherokee?
In response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v Georgia that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee, President Jackson disregarded the decision and removal of the Cherokee proceeded as planned.
