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What was John Marshall's role in the Cherokee removal from Georgia?

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He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who ruled the Cherokee were their own sovereign nation.

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What role did William McIntosh play in the removal of the Creek from Georgia?

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McIntosh's actions supported the United States' efforts to force the Creek people from their homeland.

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Why did settlers' demands for the relocation of the Cherokee increase in the 1820s?

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Gold was discovered on Cherokee land near Dahlonega

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What statement BEST describes President Andrew Jackson's response to the Supreme Court's decision in the Worcestor v. Georgia case?

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It ignored and went against the Supreme Court's decision of interpreting the Constitution

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One Cherokee Chief was angry about the removal of the Cherokee from their land. What was his name and what did he do?

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John Ross - Took a petition to the U.S. Congress

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What was the Supreme Court's opinion in the Worcestor v. Georgia case and how did it affect the Cherokee?

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American Indian tribes were sovereign and therefore not subject to US laws. Despite a ruling in the Cherokee's favor, the government forced them to leave their homeland.

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The Cherokee who traveled along the Trail of Tears were forced to move to land in which present-day state?

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Oklahoma

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Which statement about the signing of the Second Treaty of Indian Springs (1825) is correct? It was signed by John Ross without the consent of his tribe, It led to the removal of the Creek from the state of Georgia, It led to the removal of the Cherokee from the state of Georgia, It was motivated by the discovery of gold in American Indian territory

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It led to the removal of the Creek from the state of Georgia

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Why did the settlers' demands for relocation of the Cherokee intensify in the 1820s?

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Gold was discovered on Cherokee land

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Why was William McIntosh executed by members of the Creek in 1825?

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He gave Creek land in Georgia to the US government without the Creek tribe's consent

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