The first problem that happened among the Cherokee Indians and the United States was a treaty that said that the Cherokees owned land in four US states, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and North Carolina. The white settlers who lived in these areas did not like the Cherokees living with them and complained to the US government to have the Cherokee Indians forced to different lands.
Some Indians moved to Texas and Arizona, but most were determined to live on their ancestor's land. The white settlers were just as determined to kick them off the land. …
