JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONS INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Why did Chief John Ross think that the Cherokee tribes would be allowed to keep their lands in Georgia?
|
|
The Cherokee outnumbered the white settlers.
|
|
|
The Cherokee were members of the government in Georgia.
|
|
|
The government of Georgia wanted the Native American to remain.
|
|
|
The Supreme Court ruled that Georgia had to allow them to remain there.
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Georgia ignored the Supreme Court’s ruling, refused to release the missionaries, and continued to press the federal government to remove the Cherokees. President Jackson did not enforce the decision against the state and instead called on the Cherokees to relocate or fall under Georgia’s jurisdiction.
Detailed explanation-2: -Major Ridge believed a new treaty would at least pay the Cherokee for their land before they lost everything by force. Major Ridge lived his Cherokee culture through its practices and language. He believed the culture would be conserved if they moved west and destroyed if they stayed.
There is 1 question to complete.