Exclusion and Belonging: Immigration Policies and Acts — Unit test
Question 4 of 20 • CA-Ethnic Studies
Read the restatement of an excerpt from President Andrew Jackson’s message to Congress in 1830.By allowing white people to move into the area between Tennessee and Louisiana, we can make the southwestern border much stronger. This will help the nearby states defend themselves. It will also clear Mississippi and western Alabama of Native American territories, letting these states grow quickly in people, wealth, and power. This plan will separate Indians from white communities, free them from being under state laws, and let them live their way with their traditions. Over time, with the government's protection and good advice, they might leave behind their old ways and become a modern, Christian community.According to the text, what was one of the federal government’s goals for the Cherokee people?