In the early 1800s, the US government pressured American Indians to allow white settlement on their lands. How do you think American Indians responded to this pressure?

A. by agreeing to share the land with US settlers

B. by resisting violently

C. by trying to negotiate with the US government

D. by agreeing to leave their lands

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Crystal Graves

10 September, 19:55

In the early 1800s, the US government pressured American Indians to allow white settlement on their lands. How do you think American Indians responded to this pressure?

A. by agreeing to share the land with US settlers

B. by resisting violently

C. by trying to negotiate with the US government

D. by agreeing to leave their lands

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Bethany Spence · Answer 1

The answer is: C. by trying to negotiate with the US government.

Explanation:

President Jackson prompted Congress to pass the Removal Act, a bill that forced Native Americans to leave the United States and settle in the Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River.

Many Cherokee tribes challenged this legislation in U. S. courts. In 1832, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokees, but some tribes still signed treaties giving the federal government the legal authority to "assist" them in their move to the Indian Territory.