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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take legal action by challenging Georgia’s laws before the Supreme Court
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ask the government for money to buy the land.
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ask Jackson for help in keeping their land.
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declare war on the state of Georgia
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The removal of the Cherokees was a product of the demand for arable land during the rampant growth of cotton agriculture in the Southeast, the discovery of gold on Cherokee land, and the racial prejudice that many white southerners harbored toward American Indians.
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.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.