Worcester v. Georgia

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Worcester v. Georgia was a...

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U.S. Supreme Court case

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Worcester v. Georgia was about...

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a white missionary who tried to help the Cherokee keep their tribal lands

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Samuel Worcester was a...

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white missionary to the Cherokee people

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Did Samuel Worcester live among the Cherokee at New Echota and teach the Indians about Christianity?

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true

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Who was the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court during the Worcester v. Georgia case?

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John Marshall

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Who was the U.S. President that refused to support the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

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Andrew Jackson

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Who ruled that "Georgia laws have no force [do not apply] in the Cherokee Nation"?

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John Marshall

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Who said "John Marshall had rendered [made] his decision, let him enforce it"?

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Andrew Jackson

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What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

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Georgia laws do NOT apply in the Cherokee Nation

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What was President Andrew Jackson's response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

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Jackson refused to enforce the Court's ruling and did nothing to protect the Cherokee from the Georgians.