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The Jackson and McMinn Treaty settled land disputes between The United States, the

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, and other tribes following the early re-settlement of the

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of the

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to the

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following the

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Background

Following the

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, and the concurrent

, the U.S. government attempted to persuade the

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tribes to a voluntary removal to the

. This effort was headed by the

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, Return J. Meigs. When the Cherokee arrived in Arkansaw, however, it was discovered that the land promised them was already in possession of other

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Treaty

The outcome of subsequent negotiations resulted in the ''Jackson and McMinn Treaty'' of 1817, which transferred lands fronted by the

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in Tennessee to the United States in return for secured title to lands along the

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and White Rivers for the Cherokee. In the treaty, the federal government also promised to fund the move of the Indians to the west.''Treaties''
Tennessee Encyclopedia, online; accessed October 2019

References

{{Cherokee Treaties of indigenous peoples of North America 1817 treaties United States and Native American treaties Cherokee treaties

Background

Treaty

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