Question

Why did the Five Tribes oppose Lincoln as a candidate in the 1860 election? i. They believed he wanted to abolish slavery. ii. There was talk that he might appropriate Five Tribes’ land to white settlers. iii. He wanted to assimilate the American Indians to the American lifestyle. A. i only B. i and ii only C. ii and iii only D. i,ii, and iii

Answer 1

 The correct answer is B i & ii

The native Indians were always suspicious of governments. one of the greatest worry was always about land, and therefore they saw the Lincoln government in the same light. there were talks that his government would appropriate government land for white settlers. In addition,native Indians owned slaves and like any slave owner believed Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery.

Answer 2

The Five Tribes oppose Lincoln as a candidate in the 1860 election because they thought they could not trust the U.S. government. Also, they thought he wanted the white settlement on Indian land and the native Americans were afraid he would abolish slavery.

Therefore the correct answer choices are:

 i. They believed he wanted to abolish slavery.

ii. There was talk that he might appropriate Five Tribes’ land to white settlers.

B. i and ii only