Why Did Thomas Jefferson Encourage Traders to Lend Money to Indians

question 86

Multiple Choice

Why did Thomas Jefferson encourage traders to lend money to Indians?

• A) to finance the Indians' transition to an agricultural economy
• B) to end African-American slavery
• C) to weaken the power of the traders
• D) to trap the Indians in debt they could not pay back
• E) to secure Indian aid during the War of 1812

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