JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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Question
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What did John Marshall say about the Indian Removal Act?
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That it was against the law
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That it was perfectly leagal
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Chief Justice John Marshall wrote in the majority opinion that the Constitution gave to Congress, not the states, the power to make laws that applied to the Indian tribes. Despite this clear court victory for the Cherokees, Jackson openly refused to enforce it, and the Southern states ignored it.
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