History of the United States I / Unit 10 USH1 1393 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
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The idea
In eighteen thirty-one the Cherokee sued, represented by former attorney general William Wirt, arguing they constituted an independent foreign nation.
In practice
A request for an injunction to stop Georgia laws aimed at eradicating them.
Where people slip
The Court held the Cherokee did not meet the criteria for foreign-nation status, so it declined to hear the case on those grounds.
Your place on the trail
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