What was the outcome of Stand Watie's trial in the 1850s?
Convicted
Acquitted
Mistrial
Hung Jury
Answer
Stand Watie was acquitted by the Cherokee at trial in the 1850s on the grounds of self-defense. The trial was related to the ongoing cycle of violence that began with the signing of the Treaty of New Echota and continued into Indian Territory.
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