Which statement best describes the effect of westward expansion on American Indians during the 1800s?
A. They were relocated to unsettled lands in the Northeast, where
they lived on reservations,
B. They lost increasing amounts of land and were eventually forced
onto small reservations.
O C. They were forced to move from the Midwest to the Southeast but
had the protection of the U. S. government.
OD. They lost the lands they were living on but were given the full
rights of U. S. citizens.
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