Which statement best describes the impact of the discovery of gold on American Indian territory in the 1850s and 1870s?

Gold discoveries drew large numbers of white settlers into American Indian territories. Settlers pressured the U.S. government to open or take those lands, leading to conflict and war. So the best answer is “War broke out when white settlers pressured the government to take the land from American Indians.”

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