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The Supreme Court deemed the Cherokee an independent nation. Why were the Cherokee forced onto the Trail of Tears? (5 points)

AThey wanted to get the better land offered to them in the West.
BA few leaders signed a removal treaty with the U.S. government.
CTheir land was purchased by the State of Georgia for a small sum.
DThey decided to leave anyway to avoid further fights with white settlers.

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The answer is B. A few leaders signed a removal treaty with the U.S. Government.

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  • b) A few leaders signed a removal treaty with the U.S. government.

Explanation:

The U.S. government utilized the Treaty of New Echota in 1835 to legitimize the removal. The arrangement was signed by around 100 Cherokees known as the Treaty Party, surrendered all terrains east of the Mississippi River in return for land in Indian Territory and the guarantee of cash, domesticated animals, different arrangements, apparatuses and different advantages.

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