Key Content Review: Manifest Destiny

Question 2 • US History Essentials I Sem. 1

How did President Andrew Jackson’s policies affect Indigenous peoples?

Answer

They called for assimilation of Indigenous peoples into White culture.

They called for negotiating treaties between settlers and Indigenous peoples.

They called for the removal of Indigenous peoples from their lands.

They called for using the courts to take Indigenous lands.

Explanation

President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which authorized the forced relocation of Indigenous nations from lands east of the Mississippi River to territory farther west. These policies removed Indigenous peoples from their homelands rather than focusing on assimilation, treaty negotiations with settlers, or court cases. Therefore, the correct choice is removal of Indigenous peoples from their lands.

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