... Cherokee, the Creek, and the Choctaw. In an attempt to gain control of the lands of these tribes, the settlers pressured the government for the land. The United States offered eleven treaties to the Indians, which took their land in the east in exchange for land in the west. The Indian tribes ... the government and not have to face white harassment. As a result of the treaties, the US gained control of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, and North Carolina. Hoping to be able to keep their homelands, the Cherokee Indians declared themselves a sovereign nation. Geo...

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... to the Great Plains area of the Far West. The Cherokee Indians of northwestern Georgia, to protect themselves from removal, made up a constitution which said that the Cherokee Indians were sovereign and not subject to the laws of Georgia. When the Cherokee sought help from the Congress that body only allotted lands in the West and urged them to move. The ... forbode's the appropriation. According to Document C, "That the Cherokee Nation may be led to a greater degree of civilization, and to become herdsmen and cultivators, instead of remaining in a state of hunters, the United States wi...

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... remove all Indians to the West. The Cherokee Indians of northwestern Georgia feared removal and objected to the Supreme Court. In Worcester vs. Georgia, the Court ruled that they were a "sovereign nation", and not subject to the laws of Georgia. Jackson did not agree with the decision, and did not enforce the decision by John Marshall. He persuaded the tribe to ... Holston on July 2, 1791, Knox stated, "That the Cherokee Nation may be led to a greater degree of civilization, and to become herdsmen and cultivators, instead of remaining in a state of hunters, the United States will from t...

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