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