USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

JACKSONS INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which U.S. document is the Cherokee Nation modeled after?
A
Declaration of Independence
B
Articles of Confederation
C
United States Constitution
D
The Federalist Papers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Also by 1828, the Cherokees had adopted a constitution modeled on the American one. The Cherokee constitution provided for a two-house legislature, called the General Council, a principal chief, and eight district courts.

Detailed explanation-2: -On this day in WNC history: On July 26, 1827, in New Echota (modern Georgia) the Cherokee Nation adopted a formal constitution, “in order to establish justice, ensure tranquility, promote our common welfare, and secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of liberty.”

Detailed explanation-3: -CONSTITUTION OF THE CHEROKEE NATION, Formed by a Convention of Delegates from the several Districts, at New Echota, July 1827.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1999, delegates of the Cherokee Nation held a constitutional convention to draft a new Constitution, replacing the one enacted on June 26, 1976.

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