Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Native American Conflict
- Native American tribes were already living in the lands they wanted. This created conflict between the two groups.
- As President, Andrew Jackson pushes for the Indian Removal Act which says Native Americans should exchange their land and move west of the Mississippi.
- Some tribes agreed, while others like the Cherokee decided to challenge this law in the Supreme Court
- The Supreme Court ruled in Worcester v. Georgia that the Cherokee Nation was independent and did not have to listen to states.
- Andrew Jackson ignored this ruling and had the Cherokee and other nations forcefully removed.
- States like Georgia were using this law to remove Native Americans from their state