Which leader played a pivotal role in establishing legal decisions that reinforced the sovereignty of indigenous tribes, their rights to their land, and the federal government’s responsibility to protect these rights?

John Marshall, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, wrote key decisions in the 1820s and 1830s concerning Native American tribes. In cases such as Worcester v. Georgia, the Court recognized tribal sovereignty and limited state authority over tribal lands, while affirming the federal government’s role in dealing with tribes. The correct choice is John Marshall.

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