Question

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?
(4 points) in three sentesces

Answer 1

The Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia (1832) ruled that the state of Georgia could not impose its laws on Cherokee territory, affirming the sovereignty of Native American nations. However, President Andrew Jackson ignored the ruling, leading to the enforcement of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands to designated Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. This resulted in the traumatic resettlement of thousands of Native Americans, most notably exemplified by the Trail of Tears, where many suffered from displacement, disease, and death during the journey.