Question

Which three objectives did the Stokes Commission achieve? It resolved border disputes between Native American tribes. It ensured military protection to the Five Tribes. It helped protect the Cherokee Nation from settlers in Georgia. It helped increase the literacy rate among Native Americans. It advocated on behalf of Native Americans to the federal government.

Answer 1

The three objectives achieved by the Stokes Commission are

1. It resolved border disputes between Native American tribes.
2. It helped protect the Cherokee Nation from the eastern settlers.
3. It advocated on behalf of Native Americans to the Federal government

Explanation:

• The Stokes Commission was a body that consisted of three-member delegates in order to pacify the tribes of the newly created territory of Indians in preparation for removal of the eastern tribes in that region.
• Eastern Americans wanted the removal of the Native Americans but eventually, they departed thinking that they would be harmed by the native society.
• This Commission was mainly assigned to provide messengers for proper information exchange between the Americans and the western tribes.
• In Feb 1833 the Commission was successful in settling a boundary dispute between the Cherokees and the Creek.
• Stokes and Arbuckle spent several weeks in negotiation which finally resulted in the tribes in the west agreeing to share their hunting grounds with the people in the east.