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Why did the US Supreme Court deny the Cherokee the right to sue Georgia?
The Court did hear the case but declined to rule on the merits. The Court determined that the framers of the Constitution did not really consider the Indian Tribes as foreign nations but more as “domestic dependent nation[s]” and consequently the Cherokee Nation lacked the standing to sue as a “foreign” nation.
Why did Georgia want the Cherokee removed?
The removal of the Cherokees was a product of the demand for arable land during the rampant growth of cotton agriculture in the Southeast, the discovery of gold on Cherokee land, and the racial prejudice that many white southerners harbored toward American Indians.
What legislation allowed Georgia to force the Creek and the Cherokee out of the state so Native American lands can be seized?
Indian Removal Study Guide
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| What legislation allowed Georgia to push the Creek and the Cherokee out of the state and to seize their lands? | The Indian Removal Act of 1830 |
| Alexander McGillivray represented the Creek Nation throughout the | Revolutionary war |
Why did the state of Georgia begin auctioning off Cherokee land in 1828?
Why did the state of Georgia begin auctioning off Cherokee land in 1828? Prospectors wanted to mine for gold on Cherokee territory. Georgians wanted to set up cotton plantations on the land.
What did Georgia do to the Cherokee Indians?
In addition, the state of Georgia expanded its state laws over the Cherokee territory– effectively prohibiting meetings of the Cherokee, confiscating land, outlawing digging for gold on their own land, and many other restrictions. The Cherokee mounted a nonviolent campaign to resist the displacement forces of the Georgian and Federal government.
Why did the Cherokees go to the Supreme Court?
At the beginning of the campaign the Cherokee began by trying to challenge the expansion of Georgia state law onto their land. The case went to the Supreme Court, but was not heard because the court did not recognize the Cherokees as a sovereign nation.
What did the Cherokee do before the Removal Act?
In the years preceding the Removal Act the Cherokee nation took actions to organize and establish themselves as a people. In 1825, they established a capital at New Echota, Georgia. On July 26, 1827, they established a constitution declaring independence and claiming sovereignty as a nation.
Who was the Treaty Commissioner for the Cherokee?
In December, the administration appointed a new treaty commissioner named John Schermerhorn. At the end of the month, Schermerhorn traveled to Cherokee territory, planning to have the Cherokee sign a treaty to hand over their land. He declared a council meeting and required Cherokee attendance.