Will give brainliest if right ! in the case of worcester vs. georgia, the supreme court ruled that the cherokee, led by chief john ross, could keep their land. why did the native americans lose their land anyway? a. they sold it to the u. s. government in exchange for western lands. b. they abandoned it when they went to california in search of gold. c. president andrew jackson refused to enforce the ruling. d. congress would not admit the cherokee state into the union.