this group was led by major ridge, a very influential leader once strongly opposed to removal. the ridgites tried to convince the other cherokees that they would never be safe as long as they stubbornly insisted on remaining on their ancient land. ridge’s group became known as the treaty party because its members wanted to negotiate a treaty with the government, rather than resist removal. given that removal seemed inevitable, they thought they should try to gain as many concessions as possible in a treaty. without a treaty, they would still be forced to leave their land but would receive nothing in return.

pause and reflect: based on what is presented in the paragraph above, why might cherokee leader major ridge have changed his mind in opposition to the removal, knowing it would be damaging to his people?

the cherokee people were bitterly but unevenly divided. the huge majority belonged to the ross faction. they stood united behind their chief, john ross, hoping his pleas to the president, the congress, and the american people would somehow enable them to remain where they were, in their own homes and on their own land. the far smaller ridge faction sent its own delegates to washington in an attempt to make the best possible arrangements for what they felt was the inevitable move west.

while andrew jackson was refusing to speak further with ross, his agents were meeting with ridge. on december 29, 1835, twenty members of the treaty party gathered with jackson’s representatives in the home of elias boudinot, editor of the cherokee phoenix newspaper, in new echota, georgia. there they

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read about the indian removal act and check your comprehension.
which of these statements from source 1 best explains why major ridge thought that the removal was inevitable?
- “under the terms of the indian removal act, the us government insisted that native americans had to give up their land east of the mississippi in exchange for land west of the river.”
- “us soldiers began building forts throughout cherokee territory in which to imprison the cherokees in preparation for their removal west.”
- “the cherokee people were bitterly but unevenly divided.”
- “the influx of white settlers claiming the land as their own would displace any native americans who remained.”

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this group was led by major ridge, a very influential leader once strongly opposed to removal. the ridgites tried to convince the other cherokees that they would never be safe as long as they stubbornly insisted on remaining on their ancient land. ridge’s group became known as the treaty party because its members wanted to negotiate a treaty with the government, rather than resist removal. given that removal seemed inevitable, they thought they should try to gain as many concessions as possible in a treaty. without a treaty, they would still be forced to leave their land but would receive nothing in return.

pause and reflect: based on what is presented in the paragraph above, why might cherokee leader major ridge have changed his mind in opposition to the removal, knowing it would be damaging to his people?

the cherokee people were bitterly but unevenly divided. the huge majority belonged to the ross faction. they stood united behind their chief, john ross, hoping his pleas to the president, the congress, and the american people would somehow enable them to remain where they were, in their own homes and on their own land. the far smaller ridge faction sent its own delegates to washington in an attempt to make the best possible arrangements for what they felt was the inevitable move west.

while andrew jackson was refusing to speak further with ross, his agents were meeting with ridge. on december 29, 1835, twenty members of the treaty party gathered with jackson’s representatives in the home of elias boudinot, editor of the cherokee phoenix newspaper, in new echota, georgia. there they

1 2 3 4 5
read about the indian removal act and check your comprehension.
which of these statements from source 1 best explains why major ridge thought that the removal was inevitable?
- “under the terms of the indian removal act, the us government insisted that native americans had to give up their land east of the mississippi in exchange for land west of the river.”
- “us soldiers began building forts throughout cherokee territory in which to imprison the cherokees in preparation for their removal west.”
- “the cherokee people were bitterly but unevenly divided.”
- “the influx of white settlers claiming the land as their own would displace any native americans who remained.”

Accepted Answer

# Brief Explanations:
To determine why Major Ridge thought removal was inevitable, we analyze each option:
- Option 1 describes the terms of the Indian Removal Act but doesn't show inevitability (just the exchange terms).
- Option 2 shows US soldiers preparing to imprison Cherokees for removal, indicating the government's active steps to enforce removal, making it seem inevitable.
- Option 3 is about Cherokee division, not why removal was inevitable.
- Option 4 is about white settlers displacing Natives, but the question is about Ridge's view; the military action in Option 2 is more direct to his perception of inevitability.

# Answer:
B. "US soldiers began building forts throughout Cherokee territory in which to imprison the Cherokees in preparation for their removal west."

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