JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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Treaty of New Echota
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Treaty of Ghent
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Treaty of 1854
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Treaty of Ft. Laramie
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Detailed explanation-1: -On December 29, 1835, U.S. government officials and about 500 Cherokee Indians claiming to represent their 16, 000-member tribe, met at New Echota, Georgia, and signed a treaty.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was under these polarized circumstances that the Treaty of New Echota was signed in December of 1835, declaring that all Cherokee land east of the Mississippi River would be ceded for $5 million and giving them new land in current-day Oklahoma.
Detailed explanation-3: -Congress responded by tabling the petitions and memorials (laying them aside). The Senate ratified the treaty by a margin of one vote on May 17, 1836, and President Andrew Jackson signed it into law.
Detailed explanation-4: -Chief John Ross fought back and won in the Supreme Court Case of 1832 Worcester v Georgia. Despite this, President Jackson ‘negotiated’ the New Treaty of Echota in 1835. This treaty was signed by Major Ridge and members of the Cherokee Nation who were not authorized to sign on their behalf.