Indian Removal Act of 1830

President Andrew Jackson developed and supported a new policy for working with Native American nations. This policy became the Indian Removal Act, which Congress passed in 1830.

The Indian Removal Act gave the U.S. government a way to move Native American nations off of their land. Read the passage about the Indian Removal Act. Then answer the question below.

The Indian Removal Act gave the president the power to do the following:

Set aside land west of the Mississippi River for Native American nations to live on.

Divide this land into sections and offer each section to a Native American nation as a new place to live.

Pay the Native American nations for their houses and the work they had done on their land in the East.

Pay for the Native American nations to be "removed" from their land in the East and travel to new land in the West.

Question
Based on the information above, what did the Indian Removal Act give the president permission to do?(1 point)
Responses

move Native American nations to smaller areas of land where they already lived and sell the rest
move Native American nations to smaller areas of land where they already lived and sell the rest

give Native American nations money and new land in exchange for their land in the East
give Native American nations money and new land in exchange for their land in the East

let white Americans and Native Americans live together on government lands
let white Americans and Native Americans live together on government lands
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