JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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Question
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What occupation did John Ross have before becoming Principal Chief of the Cherokee?
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sheriff
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US supreme court member
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owner of a plantation and a ferry boat business
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chief of the Creek Tribes
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After graduation, Ross was appointed as a US Indian agent in 1811. During the War of 1812, he served as adjutant of a Cherokee regiment under the command of Andrew Jackson. After the Red Stick War ended, what was effectively a civil war among Cherokee, Ross started a tobacco plantation in Tennessee.
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