Question

read the excerpt from \american indian civil rights.\ one of the most sweeping blows to the american indian community occurred in 1830 when president andrew jackson signed the indian removal act. as a result, the government negotiated with tribes to move them to land west of the mississippi river. the government then acquired their previously inhabited land. some tribes reluctantly went along with the act. however, many did not want to abandon their homelands. in this excerpt, the setting ○ creates a mood. ○ develops a character. ○ fuels the external conflict. ○ creates an internal conflict.

Explanation:

The setting here involves the U.S. government (external entity) and American Indian tribes. The Indian Removal Act leads to a conflict between the government's actions and the tribes' resistance (some accepting, many refusing to leave homelands). This is an external conflict (between groups, not internal to a character). The setting (historical context of 1830, government-tribe interactions) fuels this external conflict. Other options: setting doesn't mainly create mood (focus is conflict), doesn't develop a character (no character development here), and internal conflict is within a character, not present here.

Answer:

C. fuels the external conflict.