What was the main reason given for removing the Cherokee from their homes in northwestern Georgia? ( God was discovered on Cherokee land; The government promised large tracts of land to the Native Americans in Oklahoma; Congress had sold the Cherokee land to the railroad; The Cherokee had adopted a constitution and formed their own nation)

Answer 1

The main reason given for removing the Cherokee from their homes in northwestern Georgia was that Congress had sold the Cherokee land to the railroad. This was part of a broader movement during the Indian Removal era, which aimed to clear Native American lands for European American settlement and economic development, primarily driven by the discovery of gold and the expansion of agriculture. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 facilitated the forced relocation of the Cherokee and other tribes to designated Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma.