How did most cherokees react to the increasing presence of americans on their ancestral lands in the early 1800s?

They attempted to practice an American way of life and live in peace with the Americans, because the US Government started to pressure them to stop practicing their traditions and take up the American way.

Explanation:

the first action that caused many creek indians to turn against william mcintosh was when mcintosh a) supported the united states during the creek war of 1813–1814. b) attempted to stop the sale of creek land to the u.s. government. c) seized control of over 1,000 acres of land belonging to the creeks.