Which of the following words best describes President Jackson’s feelings toward American Indians?

“Paternalistic” best describes Jackson’s attitude: he treated American Indians as people whose lives and decisions should be controlled by the government, supposedly for their own good. His support for Indian removal forced many Native peoples from their homelands, despite their opposition and the harm it caused. “Sympathetic” would suggest respect for their wishes, which his policies did not show.

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