Question

Before and during Jackson's term as president, Southern states argued that Native American land
A.
should be made into new, individual states.
B.
was under the authority of the federal government.
C.
should be given a Native American government.
D.
was under the authority of state governments.

Answer 1

D. was under the authority of state governments.

Southern states (notably Georgia) insisted they had jurisdiction over Native lands within their borders and sought to extend state laws there, leading to conflicts like Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and support for removal policies under Jackson.