In a paragraph-length response, answer one of the following…
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In а pаrаgraph-length respоnse, answer оne оf the following questions: What does it mean that the actor who plays Ben is double cast as Andrew Jackson? In addition to being about Native American legal protections and sovereignty, this play is also about how the after effects of history live on. Key to this theme is the legacy of the Treaty of New Echota which precipitated the Trail of Tears. This treaty was signed by Major and John Ridge, direct ancestors to both the fictional Sarah Ridge Polson and the author of Sovereignty. The treaty was highly controversial for the Cherokee, and arguably illegal signed by the Ridge's who were not in power at the time. It also lead to the Ross's murdering both Major and John Ridge. How does the play intervene in this debate?