Congress passed the first Indian Appropriations Act in response to

Question

settlers organizing mining operations on tribal lands.
settlers pleading to spread Christianity to the tribes.
settlers coming into conflict with tribes in the West.
settlers pushing onto Indigenous lands to establish farms.

Answer 1

Congress passed the first Indian Appropriations Act in response to settlers coming into conflict with tribes in the West. The Act was aimed at regulating interactions between settlers and Native American tribes and was part of the broader context of westward expansion and the federal government's policies towards Indigenous peoples during that time.