In Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court __________
A) upheld the constitutionality of the Removal Act
B) ruled that the state of Georgia could not force the Cherokees to give up their land
C) gave the federal government total control of the "Indian question"
D) refused to hear the Cherokees' case against the state of Georgia
Answer: B
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A) Athens B) Sparta C) Persia D) the Delian League
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