But with the passage of the Indian Removal Act in 1830, Southeastern Indian nations faced enormous pressure to move west. A minority party of Cherokees concluded that their only course was to ...

Even so, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 that targeted the Five Civilized Tribes in the Southeast, including the Cherokees. The passage of the act was motivated by the discovery of ...

D.C., viewing the Removal Act of 1830. Photo for the National Archives by Jessica Deibert “Our cause is your own. It is the cause of liberty and justice.” Principal Chief John Ross (Cherokee ...

The Cherokee went to the Supreme Court again in 1831. This time they based their appeal on an 1830 Georgia law which prohibited whites from living on Indian territory after March 31, 1831 ...

In 1830, gold was found in the Southern Appalachians and the Georgia gold rush began. Unfortunately, the area was the ancestral home of the Cherokee. To clear the way for exploration the ...