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the cherokee sued the state government and eventually took their case to the supreme court. in worcester V. Georgia (1832) chief justice John marshall ruled that georgia had no right to interfere with the cherokee. only the federal government had authority over matters involving the cherokee. president jackson had supported Georgia's efforts to remove the cherokee. he vowed to ignore the supreme court's ruling.
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∙ 13y agoIn 1838 General Winfield Scott & an army of 7,000 federal troops went to Georgia to remove the Cherokee from their homes & lead them west.
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Why did the white people want rue Cherokee to move out of Georgia?
Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
Why did the adaptation of white culture not protect the Cherokee from removal?
The U.S. found gold in Cherokee land, so they decided to ignore the treaty between the two and pushed the Cherokee out.
Why did white people want the Cherokees to move out of Georgia?
Gold was discovered on cherokee land.
Why did white people want the Cherokee move out of gorgia?
White settlers wanted their land.
What did the Treaty of New Echota do?
The Treaty of New Echota took away land from the Cherokee Indians. It also forced the Cherokee people to move west.
How did the government control the Cherokee land?
By having people who claimed to be "Cherokee" sign a treaty, and then having the courts say it didn't matter that they had no authority to sign it in the name of the Cherokee Nation - but you have to move anyway. The president then signed the removal act and forced them to move under the threat of death, then gave away or sold the land to Americans.
Why did the white people want the Cherokees to move out of Georgia?
Gold had been discovered on the land where the Cherokee lived.
Who was the president that made the Cherokee leave their land?
Andrew Jackson forced Indians to move in 1830
In Worcester vs Georgia the supreme court decided that Cherokee land was being taken illegally what was result of this decision?
The result was that the President ignored the ruling of the court, and forcibly removed the Cherokee people from their land. Their forced movement to Oklahoma resulted in the deaths of nearly one third of all the living Cherokee people. The movement was known as the Trail of Tears.
Why did the Cherokee settled in Oklahoma?
They believed if they didn't move peacefully, they would be moved by force.
When the powerful Romans raised taxes and conquered lands as free labors land farmers did what?
Farmers decided to sell their land and move to the cities were they became beggars.
Why did homestead act move west?
Because they wanted a better land and free land !
