USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1828, European-Americans discovered gold in the Appalacian Mountains of Georgia. This land was part of the Cherokee Nation. Members of the Nation first discovered this gold in the early 1700s and it remained virtually untouched for 100 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Cherokee removal in 1838 (the last forced removal east of the Mississippi) was brought on by the discovery of gold near Dahlonega, Georgia, in 1828, resulting in the Georgia Gold Rush.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1828 Andrew Jackson became president of the United States. In 1830–the same year the Indian Removal Act was passed–gold was found on Cherokee lands.

Detailed explanation-4: -Originally located in the southeastern United States in parts of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, the Cherokee Nation was forced to relocate to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in 1838 after gold was discovered in our homelands.

Detailed explanation-5: -Because gold was considered valuable, suddenly the Cherokees’ land became more valuable to the white man. Settlers and miners wanted to own this land. In 1832, a Georgia land lottery parceled off the Cherokee land and evicted Cherokees from their own land.