How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia and the Indian Removal Act lead to the removal and resettlement of Native American groups?

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The Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia, which declared that the state of Georgia had no jurisdiction over Cherokee lands, was ignored by President Andrew Jackson. Jackson's administration supported the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which authorized the expulsion of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to areas west of the Mississippi River. The combination of the Supreme Court decision being disregarded and the Indian Removal Act created the conditions for the forced removal and resettlement of Native American tribes, resulting in the tragic and notorious event known as the Trail of Tears.