Outline the Cherokee Nation v. Georgia court trial of 1831 below in your words. (2sentences in 8th grade similarity)

Answer 1

In the case of Cherokee Nation v. Georgia in 1831, the Cherokee Nation tried to protect their land in Georgia from being taken over by the state. The Supreme Court ruled that they could not hear the case because the Cherokee Nation was not considered a foreign nation but a "domestic dependent nation," which meant they did not have the same rights to bring a lawsuit against Georgia.