As part of the treaties, McIntosh gave up nearly all of the Creek's land to Georgia's state government.
William McIntosh, a half-Scottish and half-Creek chief, and several other Creek signed the first and second Treaty of Indian Springs. As a part of the treaties, McIntosh…
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secured his own county in Georgia's western territory
secured his own county in Georgia's western territory
gave up nearly all of the Creek's land to Georgia's state government
gave up nearly all of the Creek's land to Georgia's state government
guaranteed the Creek's land would be protected from white settlement
guaranteed the Creek's land would be protected from white settlement
promised to defend the Creek's ancestral homelands
promised to defend the Creek's ancestral homelands
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Chief Justice John Marshall and the United States Supreme Court ruled in Worcester v. Georgia that the Cherokee were a sovereign nation. Despite this ruling
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The Cherokee could not hold political offices in Georgia.
The Cherokee could not hold political offices in Georgia.
The Indian Removal Act could not be enforced.
The Indian Removal Act could not be enforced.
The Cherokee were still forced to leave their lands in Georgia.
The Cherokee were still forced to leave their lands in Georgia.
The Indian Removal Act was still repealed.
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The Cherokee could not hold political offices in Georgia.
The Cherokee could not hold political offices in Georgia.
The Indian Removal Act could not be enforced.
The Indian Removal Act could not be enforced.
The Cherokee were still forced to leave their lands in Georgia.
The Cherokee were still forced to leave their lands in Georgia.
The Indian Removal Act was still repealed.
Despite the ruling in Worcester v. Georgia that the Cherokee were a sovereign nation, the Cherokee were still forced to leave their lands in Georgia.
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.
The Cherokee had adopted a constitution and formed their own nation.
Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
Congress had sold the Cherokee land to the railroads.
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 Cherokee had adopted a constitution and formed their own nation.
The Cherokee had adopted a constitution and formed their own nation.
Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
Congress had sold the Cherokee land to the railroads.
Congress had sold the Cherokee land to the railroads.
The government promised large tracts of land to the Native Americans in Oklahoma.
The main reason given for removing the Cherokee from their homes in northwestern Georgia was that gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
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