Thomas Jefferson's Attitude Toward Native Americans Showed That He ________

Thomas Jefferson's attitude toward Native Americans showed that he ________.

A) considered them to be expendable
B) was committed to preserving their way of life
C) found them to be savages unworthy of serious concern
D) respected them as people, and was impressed by their culture
E) wanted to try to assimilate them into the nascent culture of the United States