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Supreme Court Landmarks | The Cherokee Cases | 2

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Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia

In the late 1820s a gold rush in northwestern Georgia was putting pressure on the Cherokee people. White southerners were hungry not just for gold but the promise of western expansion. The federal government and the president refused to intervene But the Cherokee had one last option Pursuing a case against the state of Georgia in federal court Historically legal trees had outlined the relationship between the Cherokee and the United States. Even these legally binding agreements were open to different interpretations Cherokees would stand their ground in the only branch of government left to them - the supreme court. In two separate cases Cherokee nation versus Georgia and Worcester versus Georgia, the court would render decisions that would determine the future of an entire civilization This is

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