Background Information
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[A speedy removal] will relieve the whole State of
Mississippi and the western part of Alabama of
Indian occupancy, and enable those States to
advance rapidly in population, wealth, and
power. It will separate the Indians from
immediate contact with settlements of whites;
free them from the power of the States; enable
them to pursue happiness in their own way and
under their own rude institutions; will [slow
down] the progress of decay, which is lessening
their numbers, and perhaps cause them
gradually, under the protection of the
Government and through the influence of good
counsels, to cast off their savage habits and
become an interesting, civilized, and Christian
According to Jackson, what were the advantages of
Indian removal? Check all that apply.
Settlers would live apart from American Indians.
American Indians would grow more civilized.
Settlers could trade more with the tribes.
The tribes would get money for their land.
States would have a chance to gain wealth.