Primary Sources: Letter to Congress from Cherokee Chief John Ross - Formative Staff | Biblioteka

Obavezno

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

because there was never a treaty signed at all, so the government's actions are unexpected

because the treaty was signed by Cherokee leaders but was never delivered to the United States government

because the treaty was made with individuals who did not represent Cherokee leadership

because details about relocation of the Cherokee people were left out of the treaty

D2.His.16.6-8

Obavezno

1

What was the Cherokee Nation's response to the treaty?

How did government officials react to the letter from Chief Ross?

When did the Cherokee Nation finally leave their lands?

What other nations resisted the Indian Removal Act?

How was the Cherokee Nation affected by the Indian Removal Act?

D2.His.12.6-8

Obavezno

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"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."
"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."
"The delegation proceeded to the city of Washington for the purpose of negotiating a treaty with the authorities of the United States."

D2.His.4.6-8