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Explain the significance of Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia. How did these cases relate to the Trail of Tears?

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According to the Supreme Court in Worcester v. Georgia, the Cherokee nation was a foreign state and could not be subject to Georgia laws. The Cherokee people were forced to move from their lands to a designated area west of the Mississippi.
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