The state governments refused to negotiate or stay with the Cherokee or allow them to keep their land. There was no mercy and the Cherokee had to be removed and their land had to be taken. They didn't want to accept any type of a compromise which resulted in events that are known in history.
To gain support for the revolutionaries. The story was exaggerated, but the American people bought it. It was used as a recruitment/propaganda campaign to turn as many people against the British occupation as possible.
The fraction is written properly in both "A. Sharon walked three-fourths of a mile" and "C. Sabrina shared <span>two-thirds of the pizza" since they should be hyphenated. </span>
