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"Division"
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Question 1
The Cherokee took their case (Worcester vs. Georgia) to the U.S. Supreme Court, who ruled that:(1 point)
Responses

the Cherokee Nation had a right to their land, and the State of Georgia should not try to take it
the Cherokee Nation had a right to their land, and the State of Georgia should not try to take it

the State of Georgia had a legal right to the Cherokee's land, and could force them to relocate
the State of Georgia had a legal right to the Cherokee's land, and could force them to relocate
Question 2
True or False: President Andrew Jackson refused to support the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Worcester vs. Georgia.(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Video Transcript:
Catherine Foreman-Gray, Cherokee Nation Historian: It was a hard time and our people become very divided. And it was all because of the federal government and Indian Removal policy.

Madison Whitekiller, Miss Cherokee 2017: The removal, what really started it was the Treaty of New Echota. It was signed by a group of Cherokees who didn’t necessarily represent the Cherokee Nation. They were leaders of the Treaty Party and they decided that it would be better for the Cherokees to go ahead and go before we were forced out of our homeland.

So they weren't the leaders. It wasn't the chief and the council members who signed this treaty. And when the Cherokees had heard about this treaty being signed our leaders immediately took action.

They started a petition that over 2,000 Cherokees signed to just stop this treaty. And they took it to the U.S. Supreme Court and the judge actually sided with the Cherokees.

But the president at the time, Andrew Jackson, decided that he would not uphold this decision and removed the Cherokees anyways.

Answer 1

Based on the information provided from the video transcript regarding the case of Worcester vs. Georgia and the actions of President Andrew Jackson, here are the answers to the questions:

Question 1: The Cherokee took their case (Worcester vs. Georgia) to the U.S. Supreme Court, who ruled that:

• Answer: the Cherokee Nation had a right to their land, and the State of Georgia should not try to take it.

Question 2: True or False: President Andrew Jackson refused to support the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Worcester vs. Georgia.

• Answer: True.