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"In preparing for the Cherokee removal, state and federal officials were motivated solely by desire to seize the natives' land." In your post, consider the following: Does this statement present the full picture? Revise this statement to present a more complex explanation of the motivations that drove state and federal officials (and the white citizens of Georgia) during the years immediately preceding the Cherokee removal. Explain the choices you made in your revision. Next, consider how you can take a similar approach to your own topic in order to more fully understand the historical complexity. What other viewpoints would you want to further explore in order to more fully understand your topic?

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Answered by rs5374164
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Explanation:

Consider the following statement: “In preparing for the Cherokee Removal, state and federal officials were motivated solely by desire to seize the Natives’ land.”Does this statement present the full picture? In two or three paragraphs, explain how you would revise this statement to present a more complex explanation of the motivations that drove state and federal officials, as well as white citizens of Georgia, during the years immediately preceding the Cherokee Removal.I don’t think we can ever say that the sole motivation for the Cherokee Removal was their land. I do believe that it was huge part of the initial thought process. However, over time there became such hatred by each group towards the other that I believe there was more that motivated state and federal officials in removing the Cherokee people. For example, in our readings this week we learned about the economic reasons for the officials to want the Cherokee people removed as well. Using the land to grow cotton was also a big motivating factor for the

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