True False

Question

Cherokees sued to keep their land and won the court case

President Jackson was sympathetic to the Cherokee Indians.

President Jackson ignored the Supreme Court decision.

The Cherokee were able to remain on their land.

Answer 1

Here are the answers based on historical context:

1. Cherokees sued to keep their land and won the court case. - False
   The Cherokee Nation did win a significant case (Worcester v. Georgia) in the Supreme Court, which affirmed their rights to their land, but this ruling was largely ignored by the state of Georgia and the federal government.

2. President Jackson was sympathetic to the Cherokee Indians. - False
   President Andrew Jackson was not sympathetic to the Cherokee or other Native American tribes. He supported policies that led to their forced removal from their ancestral lands.

3. President Jackson ignored the Supreme Court decision. - True
   Andrew Jackson is often quoted as having ignored the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of the Cherokees, leading to their removal along the Trail of Tears.

4. The Cherokee were able to remain on their land. - False
   Despite their legal victories, the Cherokee were forcibly removed from their land during the Trail of Tears in the 1830s.