It was signed by a small number of unauthorized, self-appointed representatives of the Cherokee nation

Only people who signed it would be entitled to financial compensation

It contradicted the original Treaty of Echota

It was signed by outgoing president Andrew Jackson, but would be carried out by his successor Martin Van Buren

Believed the Cherokees' best chance of survival was to accept removal

Followed the wishes of the majority of the Cherokees and resisted removal

Wasn't trusted by the Cherokees because he had more white ancestry than Cherokee ancestry

Never learned to speak Cherokee

The Cherokees had no right to remain on the lands in the southeast

Native Americans were foreign citizens and had no right to bring a case to the Supreme Court

The Cherokees were a sovereign people who were in control of their national borders

The Cherokees had been wronged by the government and were owed compensation

Whether Georgia had followed proper procedure in passing the Indian Removal Bill

Whether federal treaties with the Cherokees trumped Georgia state law

Whether the Cherokees had the power to elect their own representatives

Whether Andrew Jackson had the constitutional authority to enforce the Indian Removal Bill

Never managed to reestablish their nation

Successfully rebuilt their nation in Oklahoma

Were ultimately happier in the west

Became full American citizens in Oklahoma