USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the outcome of the Worcester v. Georgia case?
A
Established that the federal government as the only authority in relations with Native Americans.
B
Gave the Civilized Five tribes an opportunity to sue New Jersey.
C
Allowed the Cherokees to relocate to the Everglades.
D
Established judicial review.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Georgia, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 3, 1832, held (5–1) that the states did not have the right to impose regulations on Native American land.

Detailed explanation-2: -5–1 decision for Worcester 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Worcester v. Georgia established the precedent that the federal government’s constitutional authority preempts, or overrides, state laws, and affirmed the federal government’s exclusive power to enter into treaties with other nations.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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