JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONS INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830
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ignores the ruling of the Supreme Court and allows the land to be taken.
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follows the ruling of the Supreme Court
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tells the Native Americans he will protect them from the white settlers.
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works to find a solution to help the Native Americans keep their land.
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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 the 1830s, the Court heard two cases dealing with conflicts between the state of Georgia and the Cherokee Nation. Although the Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee, Georgia ignored the decision and in 1838 the Cherokee were forcibly relocated to present-day Oklahoma.
Detailed explanation-3: -President Andrew Jackson ignored the Court’s decision in Worcester v. Georgia, but later issued a proclamation of the Supreme Court’s ultimate power to decide constitutional questions and emphasizing that its decisions had to be obeyed.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pres. Andrew Jackson declined to enforce the Supreme Court’s decision, thus allowing states to enact further legislation damaging to the tribes. The U.S. government began forcing the Cherokee off their land in 1838.