USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The agreement led to the forced removal of Cherokees from their southeastern homelands to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. The Treaty of New Echota gave the Cherokees $5 million and land in present-day Oklahoma in exchange for their 7 million acres of ancestral land.

Detailed explanation-2: -A majority of Cherokee people considered the Treaty of New Echota fraudulent, and in February 1836 the Cherokee National Council voted to reject it. Led by Principal Chief John Ross, opponents submitted a petition, signed by thousands of Cherokee citizens, urging Congress to void the agreement.

Detailed explanation-3: -The word Echota means “rising from the ashes, ” a reference to the former Cherokee capital of Echota, Ga. That city took its name from the original Chota (Cherokee Town), the first Cherokee capital, which was located near present-day Monroe, Tenn.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1835, the Cherokee were promised a seat in Congress. They’re still waiting. Ratified in 1835, the Treaty of New Echota led to the forced removal of Cherokee people from their ancestral lands to Indian Territory in the West-a migration known as the Trail of Tears.