Question

7.) what contributed to president andrew jacksons decision to force the cherokee people off of their homeland in georgia? 10 points the supreme court ruled that the cherokee were subject to the laws of the united states. the government wanted to build the federal road on land in cherokee territory. many cherokee fought against the united states during the war of 1812. gold was discovered in territory occupied by the cherokee people. worcester v. georgia (1832) the supreme court case worcester v. georgia was a lawsuit where the cherokee attempted to keep their land through legal means. a white minister, samuel worcester, was living on cherokee land. he refused to take an oath to georgias governor and was arrested. cherokee lawyers stated that cherokee land was autonomous (this means that it stood outside of the laws of georgia) and did not have to follow the states decision. the u.s. supreme court agreed. the cherokee considered it a victory. after the decision was made and given by the chief justice of the supreme court, john marshall, andrew jackson refused to enforce the decision made by the court. after years of bravely fighting

Explanation:

The discovery of gold in Cherokee - occupied territory led to economic incentives for their removal. The Supreme Court actually ruled in favor of the Cherokee in Worcester v. Georgia, so the first option is incorrect. Building the Federal Road was not the main reason for their removal. And the War of 1812 connection is not the key factor here. The gold discovery was a major contributing factor to Jackson's decision.

Answer:

D. Gold was discovered in territory occupied by the Cherokee people.