“It will separate the Indians from immediate contact with settlements of whites . . . and perhaps cause them gradually, under the protection of the Government and through the influence of good counsels, to cast off their savage habits and become an interesting, civilized, and Christian community.”
—Andrew Jackson, 1830
What was the purpose of Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act of 1830?
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Responses
To protect the rights and land of Native American tribes
To protect the rights and land of Native American tribes
To relocate Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in order to make room for American settlers and encourage cultural assimilation
To relocate Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in order to make room for American settlers and encourage cultural assimilation
To encourage peaceful coexistence between Native Americans and settlers
To encourage peaceful coexistence between Native Americans and settlers
To provide Native Americans with better educational opportunities
1 answer
The correct response is:
To relocate Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in order to make room for American settlers and encourage cultural assimilation.
This reflects the intent of the Indian Removal Act as indicated in Jackson's message, which emphasizes separation from white settlements and the goal of transforming Native Americans into a "civilized" society.
