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How did the Supreme Court rule in Worcester v.
Georgia?

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Answer:

C. In favor of the Cherokee, and against Indian removal

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Answer: The states had no right to impose regulations on Native American territory.

Step-by-step explanation:

Samuel A. Worcester was part of a white Christian missionary group living in Cherokee territory in Georgia that advised the natives to resist the stateĀ“s effort to impose state laws on them. Worcester was arrested, trialed, and sentenced for his actions, but he appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that Georgia had no right to impose its laws on Cherokee territory.

The Supreme Court agreed with his claim, holding Georgia laws regarding the Cherokee Nation unconstitutional and therefore invalid.

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