In 1830, they took the state of Georgia to court in a case that challenged Georgia's jurisdictional claims directly. In Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, the Cherokees sought an injunction against Georgia's attempts to implement its act of 1828 asserting sovereignty over Cherokee lands.
Democracy is the answer
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The economic system that exists with the U.S is capitalism.
They were hated, tortured, and people attempted to kill them until they reached Utah. They called it their "Zion".