Monday
1. John Ross believed that the US Government provided a guarantee to protect the Cherokees' land rights.
2. Gold was discovered in Dahlonega, Georgia in 1828, which caused the first gold rush in the United States. This discovery led to a significant influx of settlers and miners to the area in search of gold.
Tuesday:
3. President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This act authorized the forced removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to lands west of the Mississippi River.
4. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 required Native American tribes, particularly the "Five Civilized Tribes" (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole), to give up their lands in the southeastern states and relocate to designated Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma.
Wednesday:
5. The court case involving the Cherokee Indians vs. the state of Georgia is known as Worcester v. Georgia.
6. During the Worcester v. Georgia court case, the Supreme Court ruled in 1832 that the state of Georgia did not have the authority to enforce its laws within Cherokee territory.
Thursday
7. The man who led the U.S. Supreme Court during this court case was Chief Justice John Marshall. He was a prominent figure in American history and served as Chief Justice from 1801 to 1835.
8. Regarding this case, Chief Justice John Marshall made a significant decision. In the landmark case of Worcester v. Georgia (1832), he ruled that the state of Georgia did not have the authority to regulate the Cherokee Nation or enforce its laws within Cherokee territory.
Friday
9. President Jackson, also known as Andrew Jackson, responded to the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia with defiance. Despite the court's decision, Jackson famously disregarded it and reportedly said, "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it."
10. As a result of President Jackson's policies, approximately 16,000 Cherokees were forced to march west to Oklahoma in what is known as the Trail of Tears. This tragic event took place in 1838-1839 and resulted in the displacement, suffering, and death of thousands of Native Americans.