How Did the Sauk and Fox Tribes Respond to the Planned

question 151

Multiple Choice

How did the Sauk and Fox tribes respond to the planned eviction of Native Americans from their homelands under the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• A) They appealed to Congress to let them stay where they were.
• B) They resisted and were crushed by federal troops.
• C) They tried to assimilate into white society.
• D) They took their case to the state and later U.S. Supreme Court.
• E) They led a violent assault on Washington D.C.

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