Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Georgia Resolutions of 1827 were a response to the Cherokee’s refusal to cede their territory within the U.S. state of Georgia. The resolutions declared the state’s right to title, jurisdiction, and authority over all the land within its borders. They also stipulated that the Indians were tenants of Georgia at the state’s will, and Georgia reserved the right to coerce obedience from all of its tenants, white, red or black. The resolutions were intended to pressure the federal government to prioritize its responsibility to Georgia over its responsibility to the Cherokee Nation, although it did not achieve its desired effect until the Jackson administration came into power."@en }
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- Georgia_resolutions_1827 abstract "The Georgia Resolutions of 1827 were a response to the Cherokee’s refusal to cede their territory within the U.S. state of Georgia. The resolutions declared the state’s right to title, jurisdiction, and authority over all the land within its borders. They also stipulated that the Indians were tenants of Georgia at the state’s will, and Georgia reserved the right to coerce obedience from all of its tenants, white, red or black. The resolutions were intended to pressure the federal government to prioritize its responsibility to Georgia over its responsibility to the Cherokee Nation, although it did not achieve its desired effect until the Jackson administration came into power.".