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

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A. was under the authority of state governments.

Southern states claimed authority over lands within their borders and resisted federal or tribal sovereignty — a conflict central to the Indian Removal controversy (e.g., Georgia vs. the Cherokee; Worcester v. Georgia).