Native American Removal · US History

Which statement best summarizes Native American removal policy in the 1830s?

  1. It guaranteed that Native nations would keep full, permanent control over their ancestral lands
  2. It formally ended all conflict between Native sovereignty and state governments
  3. It gave Native Americans complete and equal representation in the U.S. Congress
  4. It used federal power, treaties, and military force to relocate Native nations westward
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Correct answer: It used federal power, treaties, and military force to relocate Native nations westward

Removal policy combined federal legislation, disputed treaties, and military enforcement to relocate Native nations. It was a major example of U.S. expansion being carried out through coercion and dispossession.

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