How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia and the Indian Removal Act lead to the removal and resettlement of Native American groups? 3 to 5 sentences
The Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia in 1832 ruled that the state of Georgia did not have the authority to regulate the Cherokee Nation or any other Native American group within its boundaries. However, President Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the court's decision and instead signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This act gave the federal government the power to forcibly remove Native American groups from their ancestral lands to make way for white settlers. The combination of Jackson's refusal to enforce the Supreme Court ruling and the Indian Removal Act led to the removal and resettlement of Native American groups, primarily through the infamous Trail of Tears, in which thousands of Native Americans died during their forced relocation.
