JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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They challenge Georgia’s anti-Cherokee laws in court.
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They declare war on the United States.
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They work out a peace treaty with Andrew Jackson.
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They ask for money from the US Government
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Detailed explanation-1: -With Congress and the president pursuing a removal policy, the Cherokee Nation, led by John Ross, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene on its behalf and protect it from Georgia’s trespasses. In Cherokee Nation v.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Cherokee Nation, led by Principal Chief John Ross, resisted the Indian Removal Act, even in the face of assaults on its sovereign rights by the state of Georgia and violence against Cherokee people.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to federal laws and treaties, the Cherokee nation did not have to abide by Georgia law. They took their case to the supreme court with the hope that President Jackson would grant an injunction and prevent Georgia from violating federal law. Jackson did not.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Cherokee used legal means in their attempt to safeguard their rights. They sought protection from land-hungry white settlers, who continually harassed them by stealing their livestock, burning their towns, and sqatting on their land.
Detailed explanation-5: -In 1835, a few self-appointed representatives of the Cherokee nation negotiated the Treaty of New Echota, which traded all Cherokee land east of the Mississippi-roughly 7 million acres-for $5 million, relocation assistance and compensation for lost property.