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“It will relieve the whole State of Mississippi and the western part of Alabama of Indian occupancy, and enable those States to advance rapidly in population, wealth, and power.”
—President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress “On Indian Removal”; 12/6/1830; Presidential Messages, 1789–1875; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC
Which analysis of the excerpt from Andrew Jackson’s speech to Congress about the Indian Removal Act of 1830 is most accurate?
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One of the main motivations behind passage of the Indian Removal Act was to provide the Indigenous peoples east of the Mississippi with power and wealth.
One of the main motivations behind passage of the Indian Removal Act was to provide the Indigenous peoples east of the Mississippi with power and wealth.
One of the main motivations behind passage of the Indian Removal Act was to provide land in the West that could be shared by American citizens and Indigenous peoples.
One of the main motivations behind passage of the Indian Removal Act was to provide land in the West that could be shared by American citizens and Indigenous peoples.
One of the main motivations behind passage of the Indian Removal Act was the protection of Indigenous peoples in Alabama and Mississippi.
One of the main motivations behind passage of the Indian Removal Act was the protection of Indigenous peoples in Alabama and Mississippi.
One of the main motivations behind passage of the Indian Removal Act was to ensure that the United States would grow and prosper.
—President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress “On Indian Removal”; 12/6/1830; Presidential Messages, 1789–1875; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC
Which analysis of the excerpt from Andrew Jackson’s speech to Congress about the Indian Removal Act of 1830 is most accurate?
(1 point)
Responses
One of the main motivations behind passage of the Indian Removal Act was to provide the Indigenous peoples east of the Mississippi with power and wealth.
One of the main motivations behind passage of the Indian Removal Act was to provide the Indigenous peoples east of the Mississippi with power and wealth.
One of the main motivations behind passage of the Indian Removal Act was to provide land in the West that could be shared by American citizens and Indigenous peoples.
One of the main motivations behind passage of the Indian Removal Act was to provide land in the West that could be shared by American citizens and Indigenous peoples.
One of the main motivations behind passage of the Indian Removal Act was the protection of Indigenous peoples in Alabama and Mississippi.
One of the main motivations behind passage of the Indian Removal Act was the protection of Indigenous peoples in Alabama and Mississippi.
One of the main motivations behind passage of the Indian Removal Act was to ensure that the United States would grow and prosper.
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The most accurate analysis of the excerpt from Andrew Jackson’s speech to Congress about the Indian Removal Act of 1830 is:
**One of the main motivations behind passage of the Indian Removal Act was to ensure that the United States would grow and prosper.**
This choice aligns with Jackson's emphasis on the benefits for the states of Mississippi and Alabama, suggesting that the removal of Indigenous peoples would facilitate the advancement of these states in terms of population, wealth, and power, ultimately aimed at the growth and prosperity of the United States as a whole.
**One of the main motivations behind passage of the Indian Removal Act was to ensure that the United States would grow and prosper.**
This choice aligns with Jackson's emphasis on the benefits for the states of Mississippi and Alabama, suggesting that the removal of Indigenous peoples would facilitate the advancement of these states in terms of population, wealth, and power, ultimately aimed at the growth and prosperity of the United States as a whole.