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(03.05 MC)Question refers to the excerpt below. *GOLD.—A gentleman of the first respectability in Habersham county, writes us thus under date of 22d July: "Two gold mines have just been discovered in this county, and preparations are making to bring these hidden treasures of the earth to use." So it appears that what we long anticipated has come to pass at last, namely, that the gold region of North and South Carolina, would be found to extend into Georgia.*-From an August 1, 1829 Georgia newspaper How did the discovery of gold in Georgia affect the Cherokee Indians? O it led several leaders to sign a resettlement treaty that gave them favorable compensation, which angered other prominent leaders. O it gave them greater power to negotiate with the state and federal government since they controlled the land where it was found. O it was on land that had already been set aside as protected for them, and white speculators were illegally entering the land. O It solved issues of compensation that had prevented most from agreeing to resettlement, as they could take it with them.