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The Cherokees in 1828 were not nomadic savages. In fact, they had assimilated many European-style customs, including the wearing of gowns by Cherokee women. They built roads, schools and churches, had a system of representational government and were farmers and cattle ranchers. A Cherokee alphabet, the "Talking Leaves" was created by Sequoya.
Gold was discovered in Georgia in the 1830's. Outsiders were already coveting Cherokee homelands a period of Indian removals made way for settlers, prospectors and others. Ultimately, thousands of Cherokee men, women and children were rounded up in preparation for their removal at the order of President Andrew Jackson in his direct defiance of a ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court.(Cherokee nation.com)
Gold was discovered in Georgia in the 1830's. Outsiders were already coveting Cherokee homelands a period of Indian removals made way for settlers, prospectors and others. Ultimately, thousands of Cherokee men, women and children were rounded up in preparation for their removal at the order of President Andrew Jackson in his direct defiance of a ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court.(Cherokee nation.com)