Describe the main articles and outcome of wachale treaty?
The Wachale Treaty was a treaty signed in 1817 between the United States and the Cherokee Nation. The treaty was negotiated by Major General Andrew Jackson and Major Ridge, a Cherokee leader. The treaty was signed in Washington, D.C. and was ratified by the U.S. Senate in 1819.
The main articles of the Wachale Treaty included the cession of all Cherokee lands east of the Mississippi River to the United States, the establishment of a permanent boundary between the Cherokee Nation and the United States, and the recognition of Cherokee sovereignty over their remaining lands. The treaty also provided for the payment of $5 million to the Cherokee Nation in exchange for their lands.
The outcome of the Wachale Treaty was the removal of the Cherokee Nation from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States. The treaty resulted in the forced relocation of the Cherokee Nation to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). The relocation was known as the Trail of Tears and resulted in the death of thousands of Cherokee people. The treaty also resulted in the loss of Cherokee sovereignty and the loss of their traditional way of life.