JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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waging war against the U.S military to remain a sovereign (independent) nation.
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settling the issue in court through the case, Worcester v. Georgia.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Georgia officials ignored the court’s decision, President Andrew Jackson refused to enforce it, and Congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 to facilitate the eviction of tribal members from their homes and territory. Removal was implemented by 7, 000 troops commanded by General Winfield Scott.
Detailed explanation-2: -Georgia (1831) and Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the U.S. Supreme Court considered its powers to enforce the rights of Native American “nations” against the states. In Cherokee Nation, the Court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction (the power to hear a case) to review claims of an Indian nation within the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Worcester v. Georgia, the court struck down Georgia’s extension laws. In the majority opinion Marshall wrote that the Indian nations were “distinct, independent political communities retaining their original natural rights” and that the United States had acknowledged as much in several treaties with the Cherokees.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to federal laws and treaties, the Cherokee nation did not have to abide by Georgia law. They took their case to the supreme court with the hope that President Jackson would grant an injunction and prevent Georgia from violating federal law. Jackson did not.