Black Fox (Cherokee Chief) - Deposed

Deposed

In 1808, he and another leading Lower Towns chief, The Glass (Tagwadihi), were deposed in what was called the "revolt of the young chiefs" —a faction, mostly from the Upper Towns, led by James Vann and Major Ridge. The driving force of this revolt was due largely to the peoples' resentment of the National Council's domination by older leaders of the Lower Towns, as well as disagreement over the many recent land cessions.