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Vocab

 * ==relocate: to move something by force somewhere else.==
 * ==guerrilla: a surprise attack where you retreat back into the forests and swamps.==
 * == tactics: strategy. ==

==in the 1830s, the United States was still expanding, while many Native Americans still lived in the eastern part of the country. They mostly lived in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. They were called the "Five Civilized Tribes". They were the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw. Theses Tribes were very successful, owning farms with successful economies.==

==Many Americans wanted the Native Americans to relocate to west of the Mississippi. West of the Mississippi was dry land, where many americans lived, that land would not meet the needs of the Native Americans. President Andrew Jackson supported the settlers' demand for Native American land.==

==The Congress decided to pass the Indian Removal Act in 1830. The Federal government would pay the Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi. Jackson then sent represenitives. Finally in 1834, The government set apart a piece of land, present day Oklahoma, as the Indian Territory.==

==The Cherokee Nation refused to move west, however. The Cherokee had their own laws, but Georgia refused to recognized these laws. The Cherokee eventually sued the state government, taking their case to the supreme court. This was Worcester vs. Georgia (1832). Chief Justice Marshall ruled that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee. Only the Federal government could deal with the Cherokee.==

==In 1835, The federal government finally won, getting the Cherokee to sign a treaty gibing up their land. But, 17,000 Cherokee refused to honor the treaty. They came up with the idea to write a letter to the government and people of the United States. However this did sadly not work for the Cherokee, In 1838, President Jackson sent an army of 7,000 federal troops to remove the Cherokee to the West. The General of this group was, General Winfield Scott.==