Johnson v. McIntosh
The Johnson v. McIntosh case and verdict also contradicts with the Declaration of Independence. The right of unalienable rights is contradicted in the Johnson v. McIntosh case. Unalienable rights are natural and secure rights guaranteed to each American. It guarantees the right of personal security, the right of personal liberty, and the right to acquire and enjoy property. Johnson wanted to purchase land from the Piankeshaw but was not allowed to. He then entered a case against McIntosh, but still, private citizens could not purchase land from the Native Americans. This contradicts with the right of unalienable rights because the right to acquire and enjoy property is one of the many unalienable rights and that was contradicted because Johnson and other citizens were not allowed to purchase land from the Indians, but our unalienable rights do allow it. Therefore, the verdict of the Johnson v. McIntosh case contradicts with the Declaration of Independence.