Chief Justice John Marshall and the United States Supreme Court ruled in Worcester v. Georgia that the Cherokee were a sovereign nation. Despite this ruling

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

The Indian Removal Act could not be enforced.
The Indian Removal Act could not be enforced.

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

The Indian Removal Act was still repealed

Answer 1

The correct response is:

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

Despite the ruling in Worcester v. Georgia, which affirmed the Cherokee Nation's sovereignty, the federal government and the state of Georgia did not enforce the ruling, and the Cherokee were forcibly removed during the Trail of Tears.