JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONS INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830
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The Cherokees had no right to remain on the lands in the southeast
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Native Americans were foreign citizens and had no right to bring a case to the Supreme Court
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The Cherokees were a sovereign people who were in control of their national borders
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The Cherokees had been wronged by the government and were owed compensation
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Detailed explanation-1: -Impact and Legacy 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: -In an opinion delivered by Chief Justice John Marshall, the Court held that the Georgia act, under which Worcester was prosecuted, violated the Constitution, treaties, and laws of the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -Georgia, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 3, 1832, held (5–1) that the states did not have the right to impose regulations on Native American land.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia was a small victory for the Cherokee Nation in Georgia because it. struck down laws created by the Georgia legislature to seize Cherokee lands.