Which of the following sentences from Jackson’s 1830 message to Congress show the most bias?(1 point)

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“What good man would prefer a country covered with forests and ranged by a few thousand savages to our extensive Republic, studded with cities, towns, and prosperous farms . . . ?”
“What good man would prefer a country covered with forests and ranged by a few thousand savages to our extensive Republic, studded with cities, towns, and prosperous farms . . . ?”

“Our children by thousands yearly leave the land of their birth to seek new homes in distant regions.”
“Our children by thousands yearly leave the land of their birth to seek new homes in distant regions.”

“Does Humanity weep at these painful separations from everything, animate and inanimate, with which the young heart has become entwined?”
“Does Humanity weep at these painful separations from everything, animate and inanimate, with which the young heart has become entwined?”

“The consequences of a speedy removal will be important to the United States, to individual States, and to the Indians themselves.”
“The consequences of a speedy removal will be important to the United States, to individual States, and to the Indians themselves.”

Answer 1

The sentence that shows the most bias is:

“What good man would prefer a country covered with forests and ranged by a few thousand savages to our extensive Republic, studded with cities, towns, and prosperous farms . . . ?”

This statement conveys a clear bias against Indigenous peoples by referring to them dismissively as "savages" and contrastively portraying their existence as inferior and less desirable compared to the "extensive Republic" characterized by civilization and prosperity. This language demonstrates a prejudiced viewpoint that devalues Indigenous cultures and reinforces a notion of superiority of the settler society.