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The ruling gave the state authority over relations with American Indians.
The state ignored the ruling and distributed Cherokee lands to white settlers.
More American Indian tribes decided to grant licenses to missionaries to live on tribal lands.
Reservation policies were overturned and replaced with land grants to individuals.
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The correct response is:
The state ignored the ruling and distributed Cherokee lands to white settlers.
The Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia (1832) ruled that the state of Georgia could not impose its laws within Cherokee territory, but the state largely ignored the ruling, leading to the forced removal of Cherokee people from their lands.
