Chapter 9

Quiz for Chapter Nine Interpretations: Was Indian Removal Humanitarian or Racist?

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Question 1

According to historian Robert Remini, what did Andrew Jackson hope to achieve by moving the Native American tribes to a location west of the Mississippi River?A. More land for white settlement
B. Favor with the southern planter class
C. Preservation of Native Americans as a people
D. Religious conversion of Native Americans

Question 2

According to historian Anthony Wallace, Andrew Jackson promoted the violent removal of Native Americans byA. declaring Native Americans subhuman.
B. mobilizing racist expansionist political forces.
C. participating in violent rhetoric.
D. selling Native American lands to speculators.

Question 3

Considering the two reading selections, what device does Robert Remini use to strengthen his argument that Anthony Wallace does not use?A. Attacks on Jackson’s character
B. Direct quotes from Jackson and a contemporary
C. Data from contemporary primary sources
D. Questions about the motives of Native Americans