In Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court decided that Georgia's laws about the Cherokee Nation were unconstitutional. Chief Justice John Marshall wrote that Native American tribes such as the Cherokee were independent nations that controlled their own land. However, President Jackson refused to follow the ruling of the Supreme Court and did not stop people in Georgia from illegally taking Cherokee land.
In Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court decided that Georgia's laws about the Cherokee Nation were (constitutional/unconstitutional). Chief Justice John Marshall wrote that Native American tribes such as the Cherokee were (independent nations that controlled their own land/part of Georgia and did not control their own land). But President Jackson refused to follow the ruling of the Supreme court. He did not stop people in Georgia from illegally taking Cherokee land.
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