Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes Andrew Jackson's intentions toward Native Americans?

  

• He planned to encourage missionaries to convert the tribes east of the Mississippi River to Christianity and white culture.
• He intended to force Native Americans to comply with federal treaties.
• He sought better relations with the “civilized” Indians of the Old Southwest, encouraging them to continue their adaptation to white ways.
• He meant to remove all Native Americans east of the Mississippi, even those who had adapted to white society. 

ANSWER: He meant to remove all Native Americans east of the Mississippi, even those who had adapted to white society.