USA HISTORY

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: -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-3: -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-4: -The Cherokee Nation was a distinct community occupying its own territory. Only the federal government had the power to negotiate with the Native Americans via treaty or conquest. Therefore, Worcester was declared innocent of all criminal charges as he should never have been prosecuted given the unconstitutional law.