The Cherokees Are Under Pressure to Stay in the South

Three of the big names in Cherokee leadership fighting to stay on their land are the chief at the time, John Ross, Major Ridge. These men are wealthy landowners. They're well-educated. And they did everything in their power to get the US government to recognize them as quote, unquote, civilized. But things begin to unravel when the ridges start asking themselves a version of this question. Do we stay in the South and become second-class citizens? Or do we move West and maintain our sovereign integrity?