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Why did Georgia auction Cherokee land to settlers beginning in 1828?

A.Georgia was worried about the Cherokee claim to be a separate nation.
B.The Cherokee had begun to stage attacks on American settlers.
C.The Cherokee helped free enslaved African American workers.
D.Prospectors wanted the land because gold had been found there.

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option d , Prospectors wanted the land because gold had been found there.

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the right answer is D
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