Previous federal policy had recognized the Cherokee as a seperate nation with its own laws.
Previous federal policy had recognized the Cherokee as a seperate nation with its own laws.
Previous federal policy had recognized the Cherokee as a seperate nation with its own laws.
Previous federal policy had recognized the Cherokee as a seperate nation with its own laws.
With Andrew Jackson's encouragement, Georgia openly defied the Supreme Court, who had found the relocation of the Cherokee unconstitutional after the Cherokee had sued Georgia, and began to force the Cherokee off of their land anyeays.
the cherokee sued the state government and eventually took their case to the supreme court. in worcester V. Georgia (1832) chief justice John marshall ruled that georgia had no right to interfere with the cherokee. only the federal government had authority over matters involving the cherokee. president jackson had supported Georgia's efforts to remove the cherokee. he vowed to ignore the supreme court's ruling.
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The federal government
It wasn't a state, but the federal government under president Andrew Jackson.
The old Cherokee capital of New Echota is located in Gordon county Georgia, currently there is a Federal Park and Historical site there.
The Cherokee High School in Georgia is located in Cherokee County in Georgia. It is one of eight public schools in the Cherokee County School District.
The federal government did not enforce the Court's decisions.
The federal government did not enforce the Court's decisions.