The treaty was written by the US Government and US Citizens hired to represent the Cherokee Government (Note: No member of the Cherokee Government attended or approved the treaty, the Cherokee Government objected to the treaty). The treaty signers were: Major Ridge, Elias Boudinot, James Foster, Testaesky, Charles Moore, George Chambers, Tahyeske, Archilla Smith, Andrew Ross, William Lassley, Caetehee, Tegaheske, Robert Rogers, John Gunter, John A. Bell, Charles Foreman, William Rogers, George W. Adair, James Starr, and Jesse Halfbreed
Trail of Tears
The old Cherokee capital of New Echota is located in Gordon county Georgia, currently there is a Federal Park and Historical site there.
New Echota
The Person who wrote the state anthem was Steve Karmen he wrote the lyrics to i love new york
He wrote it in New York, while he was director of the New York Conservatory.
One of the things the Treaty of New Echota did was that it divided the Cherokee.
One of the things the Treaty of New Echota did was that it divided the Cherokee.
The Treaty of New Echota took away land from the Cherokee Indians. It also forced the Cherokee people to move west.
it divided the Cherokees
they feared more mistreatment
The Treaty of [new] Echota was signed on December 29th 1835, between the United States and The State of Georgia (purporting to represent the Cherokee Nation - Cherokee Nation VS Georgia, US Supreme court (findings))
It's called "Treaty of New Echota"
Trail of Tears
New Echota was created in 1970.
The old Cherokee capital of New Echota is located in Gordon county Georgia, currently there is a Federal Park and Historical site there.
They were forced to move to New Echota which was in Oklahoma.
The U.S. government found gold on their land and that's how the Trail of Tears started.