Which statement describes the U.S.government's Indian policy during the middle of the nineteenth century?
A) The government was more willing than ever to grant Indians the rights enjoyed by whites.
B) The government cleared Indian land for white settlement but lived up to most of the promises it made to the Indians.
C) The government pushed Indians off their lands and into reservations.
D) The government attempted to prevent white settlers from taking more Indian land.

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The U.S. government's Indian policy during the middle of the nineteenth century was marked by the forced removal of Indians from their lands and relocation to reservations. This policy was exemplified by the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which authorized the government to remove Native American tribes from their ancestral homelands in the southeastern United States and relocate them to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). This policy resulted in the Trail of Tears, a forced march that led to the deaths of thousands of Native Americans. The government's Indian policy during this period was not focused on granting Indians the same rights as whites, nor was it aimed at preventing white settlers from taking more Indian land.

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