Question

Why did President Thomas Jefferson favor assimilation?

A. He believed that through assimilation the Indians would sell their land more readily.

B. He hated the Indians for their role in his defeat by the Creeks and Seminole tribes in earlier battles.

C. He thought the Indians would decide to fight rather than be assimilated, so they would cause their own demise.

D. He thought the southern states would treat the Indians fairly and the groups would learn to live together.

Answer 1

The answer is C. He believed the Indians would fight each other and cause there own demise

Answer 2

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Thomas Jefferson favored assimilation which was basically the idea of changing the culture of the native americans into a european culture by assimilating the culture that the new government had and helping them in the transformation of their culture, he believed that if they assimilated the new culture it was easier for them to survive the white harrasment and the fights and battles with other tribes.