JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
Question
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Indian Removal Act
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Worcester v. Georgia
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Seminole vs Georgia
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Osceola vs Florida
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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: -In other words, in the case of Worcester v. Georgia, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Native American tribes were considered ‘nations, ’ and could not be subjected to state law.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the court case Worcester v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court held in 1832 that the Cherokee Indians constituted a nation holding distinct sovereign powers.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.