JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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Question
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The Cherokee Indians had to move from their land in Georgia.
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The state of Georgia had no legal power over the Cherokee.
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Only state governments had authority over American Indians.
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U.S. troops in any state had the right to remove American Indians.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Supreme Court agreed with Worcester, ruling 5 to 1 on March 3, 1832, that all the Georgia laws regarding the Cherokee Nation were unconstitutional and thus void.
Detailed explanation-2: -Georgia ignored the Supreme Court’s ruling, refused to release the missionaries, and continued to press the federal government to remove the Cherokees. President Jackson did not enforce the decision against the state and instead called on the Cherokees to relocate or fall under Georgia’s jurisdiction.
Detailed explanation-3: -Impact and Legacy One year later, however, in Worcester v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation was sovereign. According to the decision rendered by Chief Justice John Marshall, this meant that Georgia had no rights to enforce state laws in its territory.