Cherokee chief John Ross went to court and lost in an effort to stop American Indian removal. He and the Cherokee Nation tried to challenge the Indian Removal Act through legal means, particularly in cases such as Worcester v. Georgia, but ultimately these efforts did not prevent the forced removal of the Cherokee people from their ancestral lands.
How did Cherokee chief John Ross respond to President Jackson and the Indian Removal Act?
He launched an attack against the US Army to stop American Indian removal.
He appealed to state governors to help stop American Indian removal.
He went to court and lost in an effort to stop American Indian removal.
He negotiated a settlement with the president to stop American Indian removal.
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