Question

Question 9 of 25

Read this excerpt from President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress "On
Indian Removal":
And is it supposed that the wandering savage has a
stronger attachment to his home than the settled, civilized
Christian? Is it more afflicting to him to leave the graves of
his fathers than it is to our brothers and children? Rightly
considered, the policy of the General Government toward
the red man is not only liberal, but generous. He is unwilling
to submit to the laws of the States and mingle with their
population. To save him from this alternative, or perhaps
utter annihilation, the General Government kindly offers
him a new home, and proposes to pay the whole expense
of his removal and settlement.
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What is suggested by this excerpt?
A. White people know what's best for the American Indians.
B. White settlers have an inferior society to that of American Indians.
C. American Indians and white settlers place different values on land.
D. The plan is an unhappy but needed compromise.

Answer 1

The excerpt suggests that American Indians and white settlers have different values when it comes to land.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the excerpt, it is suggested that American Indians and white settlers place different values on land. President Jackson argues that the Indian people are not as attached to their homes as the white settlers, and thus the policy of the General Government towards the Native Americans is a generous offer to save them from extinction or assimilation by offering them a new home in exchange for their removal from their ancestral lands. This suggests that the two groups have different perspectives on the importance of land and their connection to it.