Why Did Congress Claim That Some Indians Had Forfeited Their

question 78

Multiple Choice

Why did Congress claim that some Indians had forfeited their land rights in the aftermath of independence?

• A) because they did not farm it
• B) because the Indians never believed that they owned the land
• C) because they were racially inferior
• D) because they had no written title to the land
• E) because they had aided the British during the war

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