Question

What did the Supreme Court rule in Worcester v. Georgia? Did President Jackson enforce this ruling?

Answer 1

Answer: The Supreme Court ruled that Cherokee was a sovereign nation.

President Jackson did not enforce the ruling.

Explanation: The Supreme Court of the United State of America ruled that the Cherokee was a sovereign nation, that the Cherokee cannot be forcibly removed from their territory. However, the forcible removal of the Cherokee was carried out by the state of Georgia. The Cherokee however argued that they had negotiated treaties with the United State federal government that had granted them the rights to these lands. The Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee were a separate, independent nation with a right to retain their lands. President Jackson did not however enforce the court decision, and the state of Georgia continue the policy of removing them from their own land.