JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The ruling gave the state authority over relations with Native Americans.
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The state ignored the ruling and distributed Cherokee lands to white settlers.
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More Native American tribes decided to grant licenses to missionaries to live on tribal lands.
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Reservation policies were overturned and replaced with land grants to individuals.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Supreme Court agreed with Worcester, ruling 5 to 1 on March 3, 1832, that all the Georgia laws regarding the Cherokee Nation were unconstitutional and thus void.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -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.