Question

In Worcester v. Georgia (1832), why did the Supreme Court rule that Georgia did not have the authority to remove the Cherokees from their land?

A. Only the federal government had the authority to deal with a sovereign nation.

B. Only federal law, not state law, applies to American Indian individuals.

C. It was illegal for Georgia to take this land from an individual.

D. Cherokee land was considered federal land and did not belong to Georgia.

Answer 1

Answer:

I believe its D. Really sorry if I'm wrong.

Explanation:

Answer 2

D.) Cherokee land was considered federal land and did not belong to Georgia.

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Georgia did not have the authority to take land from the Cherokee. This is because the land the Cherokee lived on didn't belong to Georgia, it belonged to the Federal Government.

Thus, only the Federal Government had the authority to take land from the Cherokee, not Georgia.