Question

On what grounds did the US Supreme Court refuse to hear the 1831 Cherokee Nation v. Georgia case? A-The court declared that Georgia was right to auction off Cherokee land. B-The court did not believe it had jurisdiction over matters involving states’ rights. C-The court did not recognize the Cherokee tribe as a sovereign nation. D-The court stated that the Cherokee had signed a treaty to give up their lands.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. The US Supreme Court refused to hear the 1831 Cherokee Nation v. Georgia case because it did not recognize the Cherokee tribe as a sovereign nation.

Step-by-step explanation:

When Georgia wanted to extend state laws on Cherokee tribal lands, the matter reached the Supreme Court of the United States. In the Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831), the Marshall Court ruled that the Cherokees were not a sovereign and independent nation, and therefore refused to hear the case. However, in Worcester v. State of Georgia (1832), the Court ruled that Georgia could not impose its laws in Cherokee territory, since only the national government - and not the state governments - had authority in Indian affairs.

Answer 2

C) The court did not recognize the Cherokee tribe as a sovereign nation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The case Cherokee Nation v. Georgia was a case ruled by the US Supreme Court in 1831. The case was about whether a state would be able to impose its laws on Native Americans and their territory. The US Supreme Court refused to rule on the case because the Court considered it did not have jurisdiction over the case because the Cherokee Nation was not a sovereign nation because it was “domestic dependent”.