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One of the great tragedies of American

History began right here in Georgia. Starting in the late 1830s, about 16,000 Cherokee Indians were forcibly removed to Oklahoma from their Homeland in Georgia. Along the way, approximately 4,000 Cherokees died. In the Cherokee language this event is known as nu na hi du na tlo hi lu I, Which translates to “the trail where they cried”. Historians refer to it as the Trail of Tears.

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The number of early white settlers in Georgia thought that the best way to get along with the Cherokee was to “civilize” them: Teach them to be good Christians, encourage them to give up hunting and take up farming, and

become American citizens just like everyone

else. A surprising number of Cherokees did

exactly this. They gave up hunting, farmland, and lived in houses. Some even owned slaves. In fact, the civilization policy was so successful that the Cherokees developed their own written language, published their own newspaper, and wrote their

own Constitution.

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In 1830 President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which ordered Native Americans to move to Oklahoma. Some Cherokees followed the order and

prepared to leave. Others, led by Chief John Ross, fought for their right to stay.

They even won a supreme court victory in the case of Worcester V Georgia. However, President Andrew Jackson ignored the Court's ruling and plans for removal went forward.

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In 1835 some Cherokee signed a treaty of

New Echota, which ceded all Cherokee land to the federal government in exchange for $5 million. However, most of the Cherokees, including Chief John Ross, wanted to fight until the end. This came in 1838 when the US Army was ordered to remove the Cherokees to Oklahoma. The removal became the disaster known as the Trail of Tears.

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