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Why did settlers' demands for the relocation of the Cherokee intensify in the 1820s?
A.
The Cherokee supported the British in the War of 1812.
B.
The Cherokee were fiercely opposed to slavery.
C.
A civil war broke out among the Cherokee.
D.
Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
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D. Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
The 1828 discovery of gold in northern Georgia (and growing demand for land for cotton) triggered a gold rush and intense pressure from settlers and state governments for removal, leading to increased calls to relocate the Cherokee.
The 1828 discovery of gold in northern Georgia (and growing demand for land for cotton) triggered a gold rush and intense pressure from settlers and state governments for removal, leading to increased calls to relocate the Cherokee.
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