Question

Which sentence from "American Indian Civil Rights” best describes the conflict the author develops in the text? Most experts agree that is was over ten thousand years ago, well before European settlers began exploring this region of the world. Relationships between the Europeans and American Indians turned hostile, and rights were one by one stripped away from American Indians. One of the most sweeping blows to the American Indian community occurred in 1830 when President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act. Over the years, American Indian activists have valiantly fought for reform and for the government to honor certain treaty obligations.

Answer 1

Answer: Relationships between the Europeans and American Indians turned hostile, and rights were one by one stripped away from American Indians.

This is the sentence that best describes the conflict that the author develops in the text because it is the one that includes all the details that follow.

The fact that the Europeans arrive to America, that they created the Indian Removal Act and that American Indian activists continue to fight for equal recognition all come from the fact that the conflict between Europeans and American Indians was hostile, and that Europeans stripped away the rights of the American Indians.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answers is:  Relationships between the Europeans and American Indians turned hostile, and rights were one by one stripped away from American Indians.

Explanation:

In the American Indian Civil Rights we are intorduced with the rights and the lack of rights of the indigenous people.