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Indigenous People on a Closing Frontier

Question 5 • RMA FL-2100310-United States History Semester 1

Which statement best describes the impact of the discovery of gold on American Indian territory in the 1850s and 1870s?

Answer
A
War broke out among American Indian groups when warring chiefs signed new treaties with the government.
B
War broke out when white settlers pressured the government to take the land from American Indians.
C
War broke out among American Indian groups when some groups sold their land to the government.
D
War broke out when white settlers tried to buy land from warring American Indian groups.
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