The Supreme Court ruled in Johnson v. McIntosh (1823) that
A. individual Americans had the right to buy land from Indian tribes.
B. Indians had all the rights and protections afforded to U.S. citizens.
C. Indians had a basic right to their tribal lands.
D. the federal government had no right to take lands from tribes.
E. the laws of the United States invalidated all Indian rights.
Answer: C
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