Question

What is the main idea of this document?

Answer 1

What document?

Answer 2

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That it shall and may be lawful for the President of the United States to cause so much of any territory belonging to the United States, west of the river Mississippi, not included in any state or organized territory, and to which the Indian title has been extinguished, as he may judge necessary, to be divided into a suitable number of districts, for the reception of such tribes or nations of Indians as may choose to exchange the lands where they now reside, and remove there; and to cause each of said districts to be so described by natural or artificial marks, as to be easily distinguished from every other ...

Answer 3

It gave the government full reign on land that belonged to the Natives, enabling them to move the Natives wherever they wanted. Pretty sure it went without their knowledge or acceptance. This act was the start of the Trail of Tears and moved the natives to the coast (east, I think).

Answer 4

The U.S. government agrees to buy lands from Native Americans.

The U.S. government agrees to sell lands to Native Americans.

The U.S. government sets aside lands as reservations for Native Americans.

The U.S. government sets aside lands for settlers who wish to move west.

Answer 5

C

Answer 6

An Act to provide for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories, and for their removal west of the river Mississippi.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That it shall and may be lawful for the President of the United States to cause so much of any territory belonging to the United States, west of the river Mississippi, not included in any state or organized territory, and to which the Indian title has been extinguished, as he may judge necessary, to be divided into a suitable number of districts, for the reception of such tribes or nations of Indians as may choose to exchange the lands where they now reside, and remove there; and to cause each of said districts to be so described by natural or artificial marks, as to be easily distinguished from every other ...

What does the phrase Indian title has been extinguished describe in the context of the document?

Land the Native Americans had been granted

Land that was taken away from Native Americans

Land that was not valuable to the Native Americans

Land that had been organized by the government

Answer 7

B

Answer 8

could u answer two more if u don't

Answer 9

mind

Answer 10

Post them in a new question and tag me