What did the Cherokee do before writing to Congress? What was the result of that action?----Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which directed the executive branch to negotiate for Indian lands Under an 1830 law Georgia required all white residents in Cherokee country to secure a license from the governor and to take an oath of allegiance to the state.
What reasons do the Cherokee cite for having a greater claim to the land than Georgia?-----The Cherokees believed that if they became more like their white neighbors, the Americans would leave them alone on their remaining land.
The Cherokee say that the land was a gift from “our common father.” Whom are they referring to?-----common father in heaven god
Why might the Cherokee want to reference "our common father" in this appeal? -- becuse he whould have unbelieving eyes and whold beleave them
Quakers, believed that all men and women were equal in the eyes of God and should listen to their "inner light" or conscience to guide their spiritual connection with God and the Bible
