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Native American Removal · US History

What argument did supporters of Indian removal often use to defend the policy?

  1. They argued that Native nations should be given full control over the U.S. Congress
  2. They claimed that Native Americans had already gained complete state citizenship rights
  3. They argued that removal would abolish slavery throughout the entire South immediately
  4. They claimed removal would protect Native peoples from conflict with white settlers
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Correct answer: They claimed removal would protect Native peoples from conflict with white settlers

Supporters often claimed removal would protect Native peoples by separating them from white settlers. In practice, removal mainly served U.S. expansion and caused widespread suffering and loss of homeland.

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