Me ! its timeddd as the tribe divided over voluntary removal, which two cherokee emerged as leaders of opposite viewpoints? a. stand waitie and major ridge b. elias boudinot and john ridge c. oceola and dancing rabbit d. major ridge and john ross

I believe that the correct answer is (b). As the tribe divided over voluntary removal, Elias Boudinot and John Ridge became the two Cherokee leaders of opposite viewpoints. Boudinot considered that the removal was inevitable and signed the Treaty of New Echota in 1835 with other treaty supporters. On the other hand, the chief of Cherokee nation, John Ridge, tried to stop white political leaders from forcing them to move; he was backed by the majority. Their resistance resulted in the "Trail of Tears" (Nu na da ul tsun yi (the place where they cried)) in which one-fourth of the Cherokee forced to move died.