Treaty Party

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The Treaty Party was a faction of Cherokee leaders in the early 19th century who controversially supported and signed removal treaties with the United States, leading to the forced relocation known as the Trail of Tears.

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Treaty Party canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century political faction
Cherokee political faction
aftermath assassination of several Treaty Party leaders in 1839
long-term political divisions in Cherokee Nation
alignedWith U.S. federal government removal policy
associatedWith Ridge family
conflictWith National Party (John Ross faction)
consequenceOfActions Trail of Tears
forced relocation of Cherokee people
consideredByManyCherokee illegitimate signers of removal treaty
countryContext United States
ethnicGroupContext Cherokee Nation
historicalContext Andrew Jackson administration
U.S. Indian Removal policy
keyLeader Elias Boudinot
John Ridge
Major Ridge
Stand Watie
languageContext Cherokee
English
legacy source of enduring controversy in Cherokee history
motivatedBy belief that removal was inevitable
desire to secure best possible terms for Cherokee
notableMember Elias Boudinot
John Ridge
Major Ridge
Stand Watie
opposed continued resistance to removal
opposedBy John Ross faction
majority of Cherokee Nation
politicalPosition advocacy of removal to Indian Territory
politicalStatus minority faction within Cherokee Nation
region Alabama
Cherokee homelands in the southeastern United States
Georgia
North Carolina
Tennessee
relatedEvent Trail of Tears
Treaty of New Echota
relatedTo Cherokee removal to Indian Territory
linked to: Trail of Tears
signed removal treaty without authorization of Cherokee National Council
supported Cherokee removal treaties
Treaty of New Echota
timePeriod early 19th century
viewedByOpponentsAs traitors
viewedBySomeHistoriansAs pragmatists facing U.S. expansion

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John Ridge politicalMovement Treaty Party
Treaty of New Echota signatory Treaty Party
Elias Boudinot memberOf Treaty Party