Question

read the following excerpt from andrew jacksons speech on indian removal:

the consequences of a speedy removal will be important to the united states, to individual states, and to the indians themselves. the pecuniary financial advantages which it promises to the government are the least of its recommendations. it puts an end to all possible danger of collision between the authorities of the general and state governments on account of the indians.

how does jackson most clearly make a hasty generalization about indian removal in this excerpt?

a. he has no confirmation that the states want the american indians to settle elsewhere.

b. he has no proof that the american indians and the government will have conflicts.

c. he has no way of knowing whether the american indians want to move from their lands.

d. he has no evidence that conflict with american indians will end

Explanation:

A hasty generalization is making a conclusion without sufficient evidence. Jackson claims that speedy removal ends all possible conflict between general and state governments over Indians, but he has no evidence that such conflict will actually end (option D). Option A is about states wanting Indians to settle elsewhere, not about the conflict Jackson mentions. Option B is about future conflicts, but Jackson's claim is about ending existing potential conflict. Option C is about Indians' desire to move, not the government conflict. So D is correct as it addresses the lack of evidence for his claim about ending conflict.

Answer:

D. He has no evidence that conflict with American Indians will end