What was the outcome of the Supreme Court case United States v. Sandoval?

a.

It sparked 9 years of debates over disputed lands in New Mexico.

b.

Indians were thereafter given permission to sell their lands and retain the profits.

c.

Ensured land sales dating back to the early 1800s were legal and binding.

d.

Provided Native Americans with middle-class citizenship.

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Clay Mcdowell

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27 August, 04:30

What was the outcome of the Supreme Court case United States v. Sandoval?

a.

It sparked 9 years of debates over disputed lands in New Mexico.

b.

Indians were thereafter given permission to sell their lands and retain the profits.

c.

Ensured land sales dating back to the early 1800s were legal and binding.

d.

Provided Native Americans with middle-class citizenship.

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Lennon Schmidt · Answer 1

a. It sparked 9 years of debates over disputed lands in New Mexico.

Explanation:

The United States v. Sandoval was a dispute in the supreme American court, which had the purpose of deciding if the lands of Pueblo (new mexico) were owned by the US or the inhabitants of Pueblo. This case lasted 9 years filled with heated debates about who should be the owner of the land. In the end it was decided that the lands belonged to the citizens of Pueblo and that laws should be established to protect these citizens and their property.

Melody Vincent · Answer 2

a. It sparked 9 years of debates over disputed lands in New Mexico.

Explanation:

The supreme court v Sandoval was a trial held by the supreme court and that tried to determine wheter the lands of the pueblo people belonged to the pueblo people or to the United States of america, and the only thing that it actually do was that it sparked 9 years of debates over the disputed lands in New Mexico, the main problem was that the King of Spain declared independent and gave the lands to the pueblo people, lands that later were given to the united states by the government of Mexico in the Guadalupe Hidalg Treaty.