Question

What was john ross's strategy for the advancement of the rights of cherokee people in the united states in the early nineteenth century? to encourage them to embrace anglo-american religion and culture to promote strong economic ties through even trading relationships to provide them with the most technologically advanced arms to allow the united states to take over more indian land in hopes of cultivating peace?

Answer 1

John Ross encouraged the Cherokee people to embrace the Anglo-American Culture and Religion. The Cherokee were among five major tribes of the south and applied diplomacy and legal arguments to protect their interests. He oversaw the building of schools and petitioned the federal government to pay the people $5 Million it owed them.