Cherokee Should Be Forced To Leave

The United States was trying to force the Cherokee to leave their land, when they should not be forced to leave at all. They were given two options to either stay or leave, but they did not know what to do. People think the Cherokee need to leave because their land was blocking the path for them to expand, but they did risk death if they did leave. The Cherokee should stay and fight for their land because it was given to them from their forefathers as a gift.
The Cherokee should be able to stay because the government said that the land belonged to them and their fathers before them. From the letter it said,“These governments perfectly understood our right to the land and our right of self-government.” and “Our fathers gave it to us as their children.” The Cherokee did not want to give up their land because they had owned the land for generations and the government knew this. The land belonged to them first and they have the right to stay there and not be forced to leave.
In the document it writes, “When the white man came to the shores of America, they found our ancestors in peaceful possession of this land.” and “You will slow down or even stop our progress in becoming civilized and in learning the christian religion.” The Cherokee owned thisland long before the white men had and felt as if they should not have to give it up. If the Cherokee were removed they would lose most of their progress. The Cherokee deserve to keep the land because they have lived there for their entire lives, and were trying to fit in with white