The Supreme Court Decisions: Cherokee Nation V. Georgia

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Supreme Court Decisions
Introduction
The research paper will discuss the Supreme Court’s decision on the cases Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worchester v. Georgia. The discussion will cover the conflict of the decision, the decision that led to the trail of tears and the implications of the court making a decision without an execution arm.
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
In order to understand the real cause of conflict that existed between the State of Georgia and Cherokee Nation, one needs to find the background information into the history of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Nation was a native of the US covering an approximate of 140,000 square kilometers. It bordered southeastern states like North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee as well as Georgia along its boundaries. They were first discovered by Hernando de Soto in the year 1542, and several years later, the immigrants of the English origin begun trading with the Cherokee Nation with the hope they would find help from them against the Tuscarora in the war that was upcoming against the Tuscarora tribe (Carlson, 2002). After the war, the trade that existed between the Cherokee and the English immigrants who occupied the South Carolina territory begun to grow and this led to the growth of the State of Georgia. The need for settlement among the English immigrants resulting from the growth that was evident from the trade led to a war between the Cherokee and the English colonists. This was because of the unwillingness of the Cherokee people to give away their lands to the English immigrants. Resultantly, a peace treaty was made between the two, bringing the war to an end. The peace treaty is referred to as the Treaty of Holston.
The unending growth of the State of Georgia demanded ...

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... point, or the other judged unfairly and this resulted in the brutal eviction of the Cherokee people from their historical lands, which resulted in four thousand deaths and the giving of freedom to Worcester when he did not deserve it.
Conclusion
It is apparent that the US Supreme Court disregarded the facts presented by Cherokee Nation, meaning that its decisions were not made on merit. As a result, Cherokee people were forcefully evicted from their lands. Moreover, the government of the United States seemed not to be bothered by these evictions that resulted to thousands of deaths. Similarly, the same happened in the case of Worcester v. Georgia, whereby the former was freed since the Supreme Court’s decisions could not be executed as they were not genuine. Lack of having an execution arm in the Supreme Court resulted in unfair judgments as in the cases discussed.

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