In Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the state of Georgia wanted to remove Cherokees from within its borders and began to
annex Cherokee land. How did the Court rule?
A. Only the federal government had the authority to deal with the Cherokees and the Georgia laws dealing
with them were unconstitutional.
B. The Georgia laws in the case were upheld as constitutional
The federal government and the state of Georgia both had the authority to deal with the Cherokees.
D. The state of Georgia did not have the authority to deal with the Cherokees; the true authority belonged to
the state of Alabama.