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In response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v Georgia that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee, President Jackson disregarded the decision and removal of the Cherokee proceeded as planned.

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He was never called to do anything- the matter never became something that he was called to act on as president. He may have made some of the cuff, unofficial remarks to the effect that he would not enforce Marshall's rulings, but the matter never came up. Jackson always had a lot of political sense - he knew when he had to be careful to avoid setting something off.

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President Jackson and Congress opposed the Court's developing support of Native American rights; however, the Cherokee weren't removed from their ancestral land during Jackson's administration, but six years after the Worcester decision, under the Van Buren administration.

According to popular myth, Jackson was supposed to have said, "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!" In Paul Boller's book, They Never Said It: A Book of False Quotes, Misquotes, & False Attributions, historian Robert V. Remini claims Jackson never made such a statement. The tale is based on something Jackson wrote in a letter to John Coffee, "...the decision of the Supreme Court has fell still born, and they find that they cannot coerce Georgia to yield to its mandate,"meaning the Court's opinion was moot because it had no power to enforce its edict (not being a legislative body).

Under pressure from President Jackson, Georgia obeyed the Supreme Court's order to release from jail missionaries who had lived on Cherokee land without buying a required state permit. Marshall's comments about the federal government owing the Cherokee protection were not part of the ruling, but a matter of opinion, because the United States government was not party to the case and not obligated to accommodate the Chief Justice (Marshall often communicated ancillary beliefs through Supreme Court opinions).

In 1838, the federal government demonstrated its contempt for the rights of Native Americans by negotiating an illegal treaty with a small faction of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee group lacked authority to agree to the Treaty of New Echota because they weren't part of the Nation's official government. Although the United States was aware of this fact, they seized the Native American land anyway and displaced its inhabitants in the "Trail of Tears" tragedy.

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Worcester v. Georgia, 31 US 515 (1832)

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He ignored the Supreme Court's decision and forcibly removed the Cherokee from their land.

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hey well he ignored the supreme court rulling and went by his own rulling of by what he thought was upseting that the supreme court said made absoulutley no sense

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How did President Jackson respond to the supreme court's ruling in worcester v Georgia that Georgia had no right to interfere with cherokee?

In response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v Georgia that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee, President Jackson disregarded the decision and removal of the Cherokee proceeded as planned.


Us president who ousted the Cherokee?

Andrew Jackson


President Jackson supported Georgia's efforts to remove what?

President Jackson supported Georgia's efforts to remove the Cherokee.


What was president Jackson's response to the ruling in Worcester v Georgia?

Jackson supported Georgia's efforts to remove the Cherokee


What president was responsible for the removal of the Cherokee Indians?

Andrew Jackson


What state did President Jackson support the state of Georgia against?

Cherokee!


Where did president Jackson move the Cherokee Indians to?

Oklahoma--"Trail of Tears"


Why was US President Andrew Jackson a controversial president?

President Andrew Jackson was seen as a controversial president because he was a biased person. According to Norton, Jackson ignored the Supreme Court's ruling on Cherokee rights and fail to deal with his cabinet. He did this by removing experienced officeholders and replaced them with his own political followers. He also made the controversial decision to withdraw US funds from the US Bank.


Who was the president that made the Cherokee leave their land?

Andrew Jackson forced Indians to move in 1830


In worcester v. Georgia the supreme court decided that Cherokee land was being taken illegally. what was a result of this decision?

President Jackson refused to protect Native American lands.


How did President Jackson react to Georgia's seizure of Cherokee lands?

President A. Jackson wanted the Cherokee removed west from the prime land that they had held and farmed, for generations to make room for the white settlers. You can find more about this subject in any encyclopedia or book on Andrew Jackson.


What was unconstitutional about the Trail of Tears that President Jackson did?

1.It infringed on the Cherokee's individual rights by forcing them out of their land. 2. It went directly against the 5th amendment by seizing the Cherokee's land without just cause. 3. Jackson abused his power by completely ignoring John Marshall's decision to let the Cherokees keep their land.