Answer: The majority of the Cherokee people did not support giving their land to the government and most of them ignored the treaty and refused to leave their homes. The government then forced them to leave in what became known as the Trail of Tears.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Treaty of New Echota was signed by a small number of people who claimed to represent the entire Cherokee nation even though they did not. The Treaty stipulated that the Cherokee would cede their land to the US Government for a sum of $5 million and would be moved to Indian territory west of the Mississippi.
As the people who signed did not have the support of the majority, most Cherokee ignored the treaty as they tried to overturn it. The government then sent 7,000 Federal troops to enforce this and so began the Trail of Tears.