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Who claimed the right to seize Cherokee lands?
Georgia
Which state claimed the right to seize Cherokee lands?
georgia
Why did the state of Georgia want to relocate the Cherokee?
A combination of racism and many people in Georgia wanted to steal Cherokee lands for their own uses.
What ran through georgia city through the Cherokee lands into Tennessee?
a railroad
What did the supreme court rule in Worcester v . Georgia?
Court ruled that Georgia was not entitled to regulate the Cherokee nor to invade their lands.
What did the Supreme Court rule in the case Worcester v. Georgia?
Court ruled that Georgia was not entitled to regulate the Cherokee nor to invade their lands.
Which group sued the state of Georgia in 1832?
In 1832, the Cherokee Nation sued the state of Georgia. This legal action was prompted by Georgia's attempts to assert control over Cherokee lands and nullify their sovereignty, which led to the landmark Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia. The court ultimately ruled in favor of the Cherokee, affirming their rights to their lands, although the decision was largely ignored by the state and led to further conflict.
In 1830 what requirement did the Georgia legislature set on whites who lived on Cherokee lands?
All whites living on Cherokee land had to pledge allegiance to the governor of the state.
What territory was homeland to the Cherokee and seen as the most sought after?
Georgia was the ancestral tribal lands for them and moving them to the reservation in Oklahoma opened the territory for settlements. This was the Trail of Tears.
Soon after jackson took office what state claimed the right to seize cherokee lands?
It wasn't a state, but the federal government under president Andrew Jackson.
What was the Georgia land lottery that divided the last of the Cherokee lands?
There isn't a clear answer on this. Records show that the last land given away in the Georgia land lottery was in 1832. The remaining Cherokee land was signed over by Major Ridge in the Treaty of New Echota.
What was the name of the journey and which Cherokee Indians were forced from their homes in Georgia to lands in the west in 1873?
Trail of Tears
