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THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Cherokees refused to leave their land. Instead they chose to do the following.
A
They challenged Georgia’s anti-Cherokee laws before the U.S. Supreme Court.
B
Georgia asked the federal government for funds to purchase Cherokee land.
C
The Cherokee nation asked President Andrew Jackson to negotiate with Georgia.
D
Goergia offered to grant U.S. citizenship to the Cherokees.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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: -The removal of the Cherokees was a product of the demand for arable land during the rampant growth of cotton agriculture in the Southeast, the discovery of gold on Cherokee land, and the racial prejudice that many white southerners harbored toward American Indians.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to federal laws and treaties, the Cherokee nation did not have to abide by Georgia law. They took their case to the supreme court with the hope that President Jackson would grant an injunction and prevent Georgia from violating federal law. Jackson did not.

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