Question

What was the main reason why Congress passed the Indian Removal Act? Congress no longer believed that Indigenous people could assimilate into American society. Congress wanted Indigenous people’s lands for White settlement. Indigenous people had continually broken treaties negotiated by the US government.

Answer 1

Answer: B OR Congress wanted Indigenous people’s lands for White settlement.

Answer 2

to move eastern Indian tribes to lands west of the Mississippi," since the goal was to clear this land for white settlement.

Step-by-step explanation: