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Primary
PBS

Pbs: Archives of the West: Worcester v. Georgia

For Students 9th - 10th
On this PBS website you can read the text of the Supreme Court ruling on the legality of the removal of the Cherokees from Georgia by the Georgia legislature and Georgia's prosecution of a man living on those lands.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: New Perspectives on the West

For Students 9th - 10th
This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves....
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Handout
Other

Civics Resources: Worcester v. Georgia

For Students 9th - 10th
In December 1829, President Andrew Jackson announced his Indian removal proposal in an address to the U.S. Congress. In 1830 Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which authorized the president to grant the Indians unsettled lands west...
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Primary
University of Washington

Dr. Quintard Taylor, Jr.: Worcester v. Georgia (1831)

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source of Chief Justice John Marshall delivering his opinion to the Supreme Court.
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Handout
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Cherokee Removal

For Students 9th - 10th
Reveals the story behind the forced removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in present day Oklahoma.
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Handout
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Worcester v. Georgia (1832)

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the lawsuit filed by Samuel Worcester against the state of Georgia protesting the way the state handled the Cherokee lands. The case went to the Supreme Court where although Chief Justice Marshall ruled in favor of the...
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Website
Other

North Georgia History: Cherokee in North Georgia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from North Georgia.com provides the history of the Cherokee in North Georgia. This site begins with the development of the Cherokee Nation. Clicking on the next three sections will take you through their loss of their lands.