- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
- Creator:
- Garrison, Tim Alan, 1961-
- Date of Original:
- 2004-04-27
- Subject:
- Judgments--United States
Indians of North America--Georgia
Cherokee Indians--Government relations - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Worcester v. Georgia (1832). In the court case Worcester v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court held in 1832 that the Cherokee Indians constituted a nation holding distinct sovereign powers. Although the decision became the foundation of the principle of tribal sovereignty in the twentieth century, it did not protect the Cherokees from being removed from their ancestral homeland in the Southeast.
GSE identifier: SS2H2, SS8H4 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/worcester-v-georgia-1832/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Worcester v. Georgia (1832)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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