Topic > Supreme Court Decisions: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

Supreme Court Decisions Introduction The research paper will discuss the Supreme Court's decision on the Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worchester v. Georgia cases. The discussion will cover the conflict of the decision, the decision that led to a trail of tears, and the implications of the court's decision to make a decision without an enforcement arm. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia To understand the true cause of the conflict that existed between the State of Georgia and the Cherokee Nation, it is necessary to find basic information about the history of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Nation was native to the United States and covered an area of ​​approximately 140,000 square kilometers. It borders southeastern states such as North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia along its borders. They were first discovered by Hernando de Soto in the year 1542 and, several years later, immigrants of English origin began to trade with the Cherokee nation with the hope of finding help from them against the Tuscarora in the impending war against the Cherokee. Tuscarora Tribe (Carlson, 2002). After the war, the trade that existed between the Cherokee and the English immigrants who occupied the territory of South Carolina began to grow and this led to the growth of the State of Georgia. The need for settlement among English immigrants resulting from the evident growth of trade led to a war between the Cherokee and the English settlers. This was due to the Cherokee people's reluctance to cede their lands to English immigrants. As a result, a peace treaty was made between the two, which ended the war. The peace treaty is called the Holston Treaty. The never-ending growth of the State of Georgia required...half of the paper...period, or the other unfairly judged and this led to the brutal eviction of the Cherokee people from their historic lands, resulting in four thousand deaths and the granting of freedom in Worcester when he didn't deserve it. Conclusion It is evident that the United States Supreme Court ignored the facts presented by the Cherokee Nation, meaning that its decisions were not made on the merits. As a result, the Cherokee were forcibly evicted from their lands. Furthermore, the US government did not appear to be concerned by these evictions which resulted in thousands of deaths. Similarly, the same happened in the case of Worcester v. Georgia, where the former was freed because Supreme Court decisions could not be enforced because they were inauthentic. The lack of an executive arm in the Supreme Court has led to unjust rulings as in the cases discussed.