JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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One goal of the US Congress in passing the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was to ____
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avoid conflict between white settlers and American Indian Tribes
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provide legal protections for American Indian tribal land ownership
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assimilate American Indian tribes into the culture of the United States
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use American Indian tribes to push out foreign control of Western territories
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Jackson declared that removal would “incalculably strengthen the southwestern frontier.” Clearing Alabama and Mississippi of their Indian populations, he said, would “enable those states to advance rapidly in population, wealth, and power."
Detailed explanation-2: -US President Andrew Jackson oversaw the policy of “Indian removal, ” which was formalized when he signed the Indian Removal Act in May 1830. The Indian Removal Act authorized a series of migrations that became known as the Trail of Tears.
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