Question

what effect did the u.s. supreme court ruling in worcester v. georgia have on the cherokee peoples?
a. the ruling forced the cherokee peoples to leave georgia and surrender all their land.
b. the ruling finally allowed the cherokee peoples the sovereignty they had long pursued.
c. the ruling created great tension between the cherokee peoples and the u.s. government.
d. the ruling had little or no effect on the cherokee peoples sovereignty or rights.

Explanation:

In Worcester v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Georgia's laws did not apply to Cherokee lands as the Cherokees were a sovereign nation. This decision affirmed Cherokee sovereignty.

Answer:

B. The ruling finally allowed the Cherokee peoples the sovereignty they had long pursued.