JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They declared war on the U.S.
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They held a hunger strike
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They marched in D.C.
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They brought the case to court
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Detailed explanation-1: -The leaders of this group were not the recognized leaders of the Cherokee nation, and over 15, 000 Cherokees–led by Chief John Ross–signed a petition in protest. The Supreme Court ignored their demands and ratified the treaty in 1836.
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: -From 1817 to 1827, the Cherokees effectively resisted ceding their full territory by creating a new form of tribal government based on the United States government. Rather than being governed by a traditional tribal council, the Cherokees wrote a constitution and created a two-house legislature.