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Which American Indian group appeared to win a legal victory against removal in Worcester V. Georgia?

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In the court case Worcester V. Georgia, the U.S Supreme Court held in 1832 that the Cherokee Indians constituted a nation holding distinct sovereign power.

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was a case in which the United States Supreme Court chose the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without ... Because Jackson proceeded with Cherokee removal, Worcester did not aid ...
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