Question

Native Americans in the Southeast were forced off their land in the 1830s, despite the Supreme Court’s ruling in _____,which said that state laws had "no force" over the natives there. The natives were eventually expelled to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) on a march called the _____ by the natives.

Answer 1

Answer: 1832

               Trail of Tears

Explanation:

The ruling of 1832 originated in a lawsuit presented by Samuel Worcester against the state of Georgia, which had sanctioned laws that allowed for white settlement in what were considered Native American lands, this was ruled as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

The infamous Trail of Tears refers to the passage that Native Americans underwent when expelled from their lands in the Sotheast.  It gets its name due to the fact that around thirteen thousand natives died during the process of relocation before reaching Indian Territory.