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Pbs: Georgia Stories: The Trail of Tears
Cherokee Indians were rounded up by U.S. soldiers and herded into stockades until all were assembled after the treaty ending Cherokee pressence was signed. Mavis Doering recounts the words she heard from her grandmother who was on the...
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Pbs: Georgia Stories: The Westward Movement, Part I
Georgia's economic development was quickly advanced by a gold rush during the 1830s which led to greater demand for land in Georgia and multiple Native American tribes being sent on the Trail of Tears.
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Today in Georgia History: September 15, Worcester v. Georgia
September 15, 1831 - North Georgia The beginnings of the infamous Cherokee Trail of Tears could well be traced to a Lawrenceville courtroom. During the 1820s, Governor George Gilmer made Cherokee removal a top priority. But in 1827, the...
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You Tube: Two Minute Supreme Court Case Summary: Worcester v Georgia
In this 1832 decision Cherokee Nation finally got to air its grievances about the State of Georgia before the Supreme Court through a Christian Missionary by the name of Samuel Worcester. Unlike Cherokee Nation v Georgia, the Supreme...