JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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sued the state of Georgia in the courts.
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destroyed neighbors’ farms and businesses.
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staged a protest march.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -1836 Protest Petition As a rebuttal to the illegal signing of the Treaty of New Echota, the Cherokee Nation created an official protest petition in 1836. It was signed by Principal Chief John Ross, Cherokee Nation council members, and 2, 174 citizens of the Cherokee Nation.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Cherokee National Council advised the United States that it would refuse future cession requests and enacted a law prohibiting the sale of national land upon penalty of death. In 1827 the Cherokees adopted a written constitution, an act that further antagonized removal proponents in Georgia.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.