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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia
Examine landmark Supreme Court rulings on tribal sovereignty and the executive branch's refusal to enforce judicial decisions.
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Indigenous Nations, European Colonization, and U.S. Policy
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Compare how European powers and the United States interacted with Indigenous nations and evaluate the impacts of treaties, sovereignty, and resistance.
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8.6Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesExamine and evaluate landmark Supreme Court decisions up to 1900 and the impact of the decisions on government practices, personal liberties, and property rights. (such as Marbury v. Madison, Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, Plessy v. Ferguson, Dred Scott v. Sandford, Yick Wo v. Hopkins)
8.24Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesExamine the cause and effect of social, political, and economic factors that motivated westward expansion, invasion of indigenous peoples, institutions, and the resulting impacts.