EXTENDED THINKING QUIZ:

Question

INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830.
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON DEVELOPED AND SUPPORTED A NEW POLICY FOR WORKING WITH NATIVE AMERICAN NATIONS. THE 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 NATION AS A NEW PLACE TO LIVE.
. 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.
BASED ON THE INFORMATION ABOVE, WHAT DID THE INDIAN REMOVAL ACT GIVE THE PRESIDENT PERMISSION TO DO?
1. GIVE NATIVE AMERICAN NATIONS MONEY AND NEW LAND IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR LAND IN THE EAST.
2. MOVE NATIVE AMERICAN NATIONS TO SMALLER AREAS OF LAND WHERE THEY ALREADY LIVED AND SELF THE REST.
3. LET WHITE AMERICANS AND NATIVE AMERICANS LIVE TOGETHER ON GOVERNMENT LANDS

Answer 1

Based on the information provided about the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the correct answer would be:

1. Give Native American nations money and new land in exchange for their land in the East.

The Indian Removal Act authorized the president to set aside land for Native American nations west of the Mississippi River, pay them for their land in the East, and assist with their relocation to the new land, which aligns with this option. The other options do not accurately reflect the provisions of the Indian Removal Act.