• Hubs
  • tagged john ridge
For each person subscribing to a lottery a ticket was placed in the barrel77

History of the Trail of Tears Removal of the Cherokee

In 1832, to solidify their claim to Cherokee land, the state of Georgia held two land lotteries that divided the Cherokee Nation into 160 acre lots. They gave these lots to any Georgian who had four dollars...

21 comments    education history georgia
working