After gold was discovered in Dahlonega, Chief Justice John Marshall and the United States Supreme Court ruled in Worcester v. Georgia that the Cherokee were a sovereign nation. Following this ruling, Andrew Johnson stated "John Marshall has made his ruling. Now let him enforce it."

Question

Which of these was the ultimate result of Worcester v. Georgia?

A. The Cherokee could not hold political offices in Georgia.

B. The Indian Removal Act could not be enforced.

C. The Cherokee were still forced to leave their lands in Georgia.

D. The Indian Removal Act was still repealed.

Answer 1

C. The Cherokee were still forced to leave their lands in Georgia.

Despite the ruling in Worcester v. Georgia that affirmed the sovereignty of the Cherokee Nation, the federal government, under President Andrew Jackson, did not enforce the decision, and the Cherokee were ultimately still subjected to forced removal from their lands through the Indian Removal Act.