JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Pacific Northwestern
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Iroquois
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Cherokee
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Treaty of New Echota was signed in 1835 and resulted in the removal of the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears. The Seminoles and other tribes did not leave peacefully, as they resisted the removal along with fugitive slaves.
Detailed explanation-2: -John Ross, the principal chief of the Cherokees, led the tribal government and majority of Cherokees opposed to removal. The “Ross Party” argued that the Cherokees should defend their legal rights as a sovereign nation under treaties going back to George Washington.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Cherokee Nation, led by Principal Chief John Ross, resisted the Indian Removal Act, even in the face of assaults on its sovereign rights by the state of Georgia and violence against Cherokee people.