Chapter 4 PowerPoint

Indian Relocation:

• Cherokee's ancestral lands capital in Georgia - New Echota
   
• Gold was found in Georgia which would eventualy get the Cherokee's removed from their ancestral lands.
   
• Samuel Worcester
  • Cherokee Missionary who did religious work to help the Cherokee Indians.
  • Samuel was placed in prison for not signing a loyalty oath to the state of Georgia.
  • Worcester vs Georgia
    • Supreme court case in which the Cherokees fought versus the state of Georgia for their rights.
    • Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee.
   
• Andrew Jackson
  • In response to the Supreme Court's decision, he was quoted as saying "let them enforce it!"
   
• These signed treaty of Cherokee lands:
  • Elias Boudinot
  • Stand Watie
  • John Ridge
  • David Vann
   
• Eastern Band of Cherokee
  • Occupation - Farmers and Merchants
   
• Seminole
  • The Seminole Indian were the hardest of the 5 Civilized Tribes to be removed.
  • Also most costly!
  • Wool clothing - Heat!
  • Osceolo - Seminole Chief who fought hard against removal.