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What did the U.S. government use as a justification for relocating the Cherokee people?

The Treaty of Georgia
The Treaty of New Echota
The Treaty of Mulberry Creek
The Treaty of Worchester​

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Answer: The Treaty of New Echota

Explanation: Negotiated in 1835 by a minority party of Cherokees, challenged by the majority of the Cherokee people and their elected government, the Treaty of New Echota was used by the United States to justify the forced removal of the Cherokees from their homelands along what became known as the Trail of Tears

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