Why did President Jackson argue for and endorse the Indian Removal Act of 1830? A. As a Democrat, his main goal was to gain more land for Americans to settle on B. Natives were naturally "on their way out"-- they were always impoverished and killing each other so they weren't going to survive in the U.S. anyway C. Natives were incapable of assimilating so they hindered civilized progress D. All of the above E. None of the above

Why did President Jackson argue for and endorse the Indian Removal Act of 1830? A. As a Democrat, his main goal was to gain more land for Americans to settle on B. Natives were naturally "on their way out"-- they were always impoverished and killing each other so they weren't going to survive in the U.S. anyway C. Natives were incapable of assimilating so they hindered civilized progress D. All of the above E. None of the above