Read the passage Time Machine (1838): The Cherokees and the Trail of Tears. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Time Machine (1838): The Cherokees and the Trail of Tears. Then answer the questions below.
The Cherokee outline several problems with how the New Echota Treaty was made, as well as several concerns with the effects of the treaty.
Drag each item to the correct box to identify which concerns were about the process of making the treaty and which were about its effects.
The people who agreed to the treaty did not represent the majority of the Cherokee Nation
If the Cherokee are not allowed to manage their own migration, they will be treated inhumanely on the journey
Cherokee territory is already occupied by the United States military
The Cherokee will lose all of their historic land and be forced to migrate to unfamiliar places
The United States government has refused to renegotiate the terms of the treaty with Cherokee leaders
Concerns with the making of the treaty
Effects of the treaty
This newspaper source includes several letters sent in from the Cherokee Nation. What was the Cherokee Nation's primary purpose in submitting these letters?
Why might the Cherokee Nation send letters to a newspaper, instead of directly to political leaders? Select two correct answers.