What was the main reason given for removing the Cherokee from their homes in northwestern Georgia?

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• The Cherokee had adopted a constitution and formed their own nation.
O Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
• Congress had sold the Cherokee land to the railroads.
• The government promised large tracts of land to the Native Americans in Oklahoma.

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The main reason given for removing the Cherokee from their homes in northwestern Georgia was that gold was discovered on Cherokee land.