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Cherokee Resistance and Legal Battles Against Forced Removal

Cherokee Resistance and Legal Battles Against Forced Removal

This video covers the Cherokee Nation's struggle against forced removal from their ancestral lands, including the legal battle of Worcester v. Georgia and the controversial Treaty of New Echota. It describes the defiance of the US Supreme Court's ruling by President Jackson and the ensuing forced march known as the Trail of Tears, resulting in the tragic death of thousands of Cherokee people. Trail of Tears part 3