In the case Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the Supreme Court ruled that
A) state laws took precedence over federal laws.
B) slavery was an issue left to the discretion of individual states.
C) the Bank of the United States was unconstitutional.
D) President Jackson's policies toward Indians were constitutional.
E) the state of Georgia could not enforce its laws within Cherokee territory.
Answer: E) the state of Georgia could not enforce its laws within Cherokee territory.
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A) the loss of land and trading rights by métis and natives because of western expansion. B) tensions between British and French settlers on the frontier. C) conflicts between settlers and the railroad over land rights. D) tensions between British and French residents and newcomers from eastern Europe. E) a border dispute between Canadian and U.S. settlers on the western plains.
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a. by a joint-stock company. b. as a defensive buffer against Spain for the valuable Carolinas. c. by eight proprietors chosen by Charles II. d. in the seventeenth century. e. to supply New England with much-needed African slaves.