Multiple choice

In the 1820s, settlers in Georgia wanted lands owned by Indians. How was this resolved?

  1. Courts ruled that Native Americans had no rights

  2. Congress forced Native American tribes to move westward

  3. Native Americans died of diseases introduced by settlers

  4. Native Americans were confined to reservations in GA and FL

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 authorized the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. This led to the forced relocation of tribes like the Cherokee.