Question

Which of the following treaties was ultimately responsible for surrendering the remaining Cherokee land to Georgia in 1835?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct response is the Treaty of New Echota.

Explanation:

The Treaty of Echota was signed in 1835 and it was controversial because it was not signed or approved by the National Council or the Cherokee leader John Ross.  It was a minority of representatives that worked the details of the treaty with the state of Georgia and it essentially stripped the Cherokee of all their land claims in Georgia and began what is known as the Trail of Tears.  The state of Georgia ignored various national efforts to protect Cherokee land rights like the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia, which said that Georgia's laws regarding the Cherokee were unconstitutional. Andrew Jackson who was then president also ignored the Supreme Court decision and began to pressure the Cherokee people to negotiate and did nothing to stop the Georgia nullification of treaties that were in effect. In 1928 the government of Georgia passed a series of laws that negated the rights of the Cherokee to an independent government and extended state law into their territory.  There were judges and politicians and Cherokee advocates themselves who tried to defend their rights but they were harassed and ignored in many cases.