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Chaos in the Indian country: the Cherokee Nation, 1828-35

cherokee indian nation :a troubled history • Knoxville • Published In 1979 • Pages: 129-147

By: Davis, Kenneth Penn.

Abstract

In this document Davis discusses four major factors which combined in 1828 to bring the removal of the Eastern Cherokee into open and heated debate: the publication of the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper in which issues of removal were discussed; the discovery of gold within Indian territory making Cherokee land most desirable to non-Indians; the election of Andrew Jackson as president who favored the removal; and the incorporation by the state of Georgia of Cherokee lands as counties of the state. Each of these factors is discussed in some detail in this work.

HRAF PubDate

2000

Region

North America

Sub Region

Eastern Woodlands

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Historian

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

Delores Walters ; 1988: John Beierle ; 2006

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

1828-1835

Coverage Place

Georgia and North Carolina, United States

Notes

Kenneth Penn Davis

Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-147)

LCCN

78013222

LCSH

Cherokee Indians