
Part II: 5 Acts Defining US/Indian Relations
The state of affairs in 1828 Cherokee Principal Chief John Ross By 1828, new states had been added and many had drawn their borders to overlap Indian territory. Some of these states, especially Georgia, believed that state laws should apply to everyone living within their borders. The state legislature of Georgia, enacted a series of laws which stripped the Cherokee of their rights under the laws of the state. Indians believed that they should be exempt from state laws wi