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Primary Sources: Letter to Congress from Cherokee Chief John Ross

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Read the passage Primary Sources: Letter to Congress from Cherokee Chief John Ross. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Primary Sources: Letter to Congress from Cherokee Chief John Ross. Then answer the questions below.
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1.

What was the main reason why Chief Ross believed the Treaty of Echota was not enforceable?

D2.His.16.6-8
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2.

Which historical questions does this source BEST help to answer? Select two answers.

D2.His.12.6-8
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3.

Drag the quotes to the correct box based on whether they represent factual details about what happened or Chief John Ross's perspective on the events.

  • "The delegation proceeded to the city of Washington for the purpose of negotiating a treaty with the authorities of the United States."
  • "They are not chiefs, headmen or any sort of appointed representative, and have no authority to give away our rights, our possessions and our ancestral land."
  • "All of this is stipulated by a document which only falsely assumes the much-honored and much-respected title of "treaty." We are overwhelmed and our hearts are truly sickened, for we have been robbed of membership in the human family!"
  • "Surely you must see that it is deeply unfair to bind a whole nation on the basis of the acts of a few unauthorized individuals."
  • Perspective
  • Factual details
D2.His.4.6-8