JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONS INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830
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Question
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President Jackson’s unwillingness to follow the courts ruling in Worcestor vs Georgia, allowed him to remove the Cherokee Indians from their lands.
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The supreme court ruled in favor of Georgia in support of President Jackson.
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The jury could not make a decision based on the information presented, which caused an uproar in Washington, and for President Jackson to take action against the Indians.
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The creek Indians were removed because the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Worcestor.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Describe the ruling of the Supreme Court in Worcester v. Georgia and Jackson’s response to it. The Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distance community in which the laws of Georgia had no force. Only the federal government had control over the Native Americans.
Detailed explanation-3: -What are TWO reasons that President Andrew Jackson supported the state of Georgia despite the court ruling against it in Worcester v. Georgia (1832)? He felt that expansion of US territory was more important. He wanted to set an example for Native American tribes in other states.