Question

Do you believe the Old Settlers made the right choice in moving to the west before the Indian Removal Act? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

I think that several factors somehow forced, or at least impelled, these early Cherokee settlers to move west, such as the failure, from the part of the United States, to keep the conditions of the Treaty of Hopewell (1785), which established a western boundary that was disputed by white settlers, forcing the signing of a new treaty (the Treaty of Holston) in 1791. In addition, land cessions to other tribes, natural disasters, and the conflicts that were taking place in their eastern homelands, were also factors leading to their decision to move west. Even though their settlement was not easy, and they had disputes with other tribes as well as with the white settlers, it was nevertheless voluntary, and it did not involve the horrors of the "Trail of Tears." Based on these reasons, I do believe that they made the right choice. Explanation:

Answer 2

I think that several factors somehow forced, or at least impelled, these early Cherokee settlers to move west, such as the failure, from the part of the United States, to keep the conditions of the Treaty of Hopewell (1785), which established a western boundary that was disputed by white settlers, forcing the signing of a new treaty (the Treaty of Holston) in 1791. In addition, land cessions to other tribes, natural disasters, and the conflicts that were taking place in their eastern homelands, were also factors leading to their decision to move west. Even though their settlement was not easy, and they had disputes with other tribes as well as with the white settlers, it was nevertheless voluntary, and it did not involve the horrors of the "Trail of Tears." Based on these reasons, I do believe that they made the right choice.

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