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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the effect of the Supreme Court ruling, Worcester v. Georgia?
A
Federalist party popularity grew
B
Georgia claimed Cherokee lands and forced the removal of Cherokees
C
Cherokees were able to stay on their land as long as a fee was paid
D
All political parties ended
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although it did not prevent the Cherokee from being removed from their land, the decision was often used to craft subsequent Indian law in the United States. The Worcester decision created an important precedent through which American Indians could, like states, reserve some areas of political autonomy.

Detailed explanation-3: -On review of the case, the Supreme Court in Worcester v. Georgia ruled that because the Cherokee Nation was a separate political entity that could not be regulated by the state, Georgia’s license law was unconstitutional and Worcester’s conviction should be overturned.

Detailed explanation-4: -515 (1832), was a landmark case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the court case Worcester v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court held in 1832 that the Cherokee Indians constituted a nation holding distinct sovereign powers.

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