How would the U.S. government most likely have responded if gold had been found on Indian Territory in 1845?
by paying American Indians to work the land
by forcing American Indians off the land
by enslaving American Indians to mine the land
by supporting previous treaties
It could be argued that the U.S. government would have responded by "forcing American Indians off the land" if gold had been found on Indian Territory in 1845, since forcing Natives off their land was the status quo.
