In early 1835 he and his group wanted to deed a portion of the land to the US for an amount of money to be determined by Congress, with the rest of the property deeded to the Cherokee owners. The sticking point on the Ross deal was the requirement that the US and Georgia recognize Cherokee citizenship, including the right to vote and hold political office ect...
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The sticking point on the Ross deal was the requirement that the US and Georgia recognize Cherokee citizenship, including the right to vote and hold political office ect.. Neither Georgia nor the US would ever agree to this. To recompense with the Cherokee for their loss without retaining some land and living a normal life among the settlers, Ross came up with the figure of 20 million dollars, or about 25% of the value of the land if sold separately to each settler...
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