Ccording to “What Happened on the Trail of Tears”, why did many Cherokee people believe the Treaty of New Echota was illegal? * 15 points
A. Chief Justice John Marshall ruled in favor of the challenge against Georgia by the Cherokee Nation.
B. It was ratified in the United States Senate by a single vote, the slimmest margin possible.
C. None of the Cherokees who signed the agreement were elected officials of the Cherokee Nation.
D. It was signed in Georgia, which had held lotteries to give Cherokee land and gold rights to whites.